Adachitoka

Pen name of the Noragami series creative duo

Adachitoka
Native name	あだちとか
Born	Adachi, Tokashiki December 14, November 28 Murayama, Yamagata, Naha
Occupation	Manga artist
Nationality	Japanese
Years active	2003–present
Notable works	Noragami

Adachitoka (あだちとか) is the collective pen name used by female manga artists Adachi (あだち, born December 14) and Tokashiki (とかしき, born November 28). The former draws the foreground and characters, while the latter draws the backgrounds.

The duo started out as assistants to Motohiro Kato, before being put in charge of illustrations on Alive: The Final Evolution. Following that series' completion, they began Noragami, which was serialized from 2010 to 2024.

Biography

Adachitoka is made up of Adachi, who was born on December 14 in Murayama, Yamagata, and Tokashiki, who was born on November 28 in Naha.^[1] After graduating from college, they moved to Tokyo and submitted their work to the Monthly Jump editorial department.^[2] They rejected it, but told them to submit it to the Afternoon department instead.^[2] After a lack of response, they decided to submit for the Monthly Shōnen Magazine award.^[2] After that, they worked as an assistant to Motohiro Kato.^[2]

The pair debuted in 2003 with the illustrations for the manga series Alive: The Final Evolution.^[1] The series was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine until 2010.^[3] An anime television series adaptation was announced, but later canceled following Gonzo's delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.^[4]

Following the completion of Alive: The Final Evolution in 2010, they were out of work. When getting ideas for a new series, they went back to a one-shot they had previously written.^[2] The result was Noragami, which was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2010 to January 2024.^[5]^[6] The series was nominated for the Kodansha Manga Award in 2014 and 2016,^[7]^[8] and received an anime television series adaptation, which ran for two seasons.^[9]^[10] In 2020, they wrote a manga series as part of a collaboration by multiple Japanese companies to stop piracy.^[11]

Works

Alive: The Final Evolution (アライブ -最終進化的少年-, Araibu - Saishū Shinkateki Shōnen) (2003–2010) (serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine; story by Tadashi Kawashima)^[1]
Noragami (ノラガミ) (2010–2024) (serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "あだちとか". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Read the Noragami Interview Manga with Adachitoka". Kodansha USA. December 28, 2015. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Loo, Egan (February 6, 2010). "Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen Manga Ends in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Loo, Egan (June 4, 2010). "Alive - The Final Evolution TV Anime Formally Dropped". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 「アライブ」あだちとか新連載、主人公は気分屋の自称"神". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ あだちとか「ノラガミ」13年の連載に幕、無名の神と霊感体質の少女描くファンタジー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ Nelkin, Sarah (April 3, 2014). "38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Nelkin, Sarah (April 4, 2016). "40th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ "Noragami Manga About Lowly God & Schoolgirl Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Loo, Egan (March 31, 2015). "Noragami Supernatural TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ Mateo, Alex (June 13, 2020). "Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association to Publish 16 Anti-Piracy Manga in English". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.