Yuki Tabata: Before Black Clover, I Created a Flop Series for a Wildly Different Genre That “Didn’t Resemble Me”

Among the various titles from the new generation of Shonen manga, Black Clover has been the best at carrying forward the Shonen spirit. The seemingly simple plot has been adorned with great characters, with a generous sprinkle of optimism. But Black Clover wasn’t Yuki Tabata’s first work to be published in the Weekly Shonen Jump.
A panel from Hungry Joker manga | Credits: Shueisha
Tabata created a series titled ‘Hungry Joker’ that got cancelled before it even reached the 1 year anniversary mark. The cancellation was a result of the manga’s poor performance. Tabata speaks about his learnings from and his thoughts on Hungry Joker in an interview.
Yuki Tabata on his Experience With Hungry Joker Haiji gets stabbed with a rod | Credits: Shueisha
Published for the first time in November 2012, Hungry Joker was the story of a scientist named Haiji. Suffering from amnesia, with only the memories of...
A panel from Hungry Joker manga | Credits: Shueisha
Tabata created a series titled ‘Hungry Joker’ that got cancelled before it even reached the 1 year anniversary mark. The cancellation was a result of the manga’s poor performance. Tabata speaks about his learnings from and his thoughts on Hungry Joker in an interview.
Yuki Tabata on his Experience With Hungry Joker Haiji gets stabbed with a rod | Credits: Shueisha
Published for the first time in November 2012, Hungry Joker was the story of a scientist named Haiji. Suffering from amnesia, with only the memories of...
- 8/30/2024
- by Laveena Joshi
- FandomWire
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