Homura Kawamoto
Homura Kawamoto is a Japanese manga artist and writer. After publishing manga anonymously, he launched his first series, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, in 2014, which has achieved commercial success. Following Kakegurui – Compulsive Gamblers success, Kawamoto has been involved with many other manga, anime, and video game series, such as The War of Greedy Witches, Cheat Slayer, Build Divide, and High Card.
Biography
Kawamoto began working as a manga artist in 2009, when he began posting manga to the Nitosha manga website under the pen name Gyūnyū. In 2014, he launched his first series, Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, in Gangan Joker. The series has performed well, with over five million copies in print. The series has also received multiple adaptations, notably an anime television series. A spin-off, titled Kakegurui Twin, was launched in 2015.In 2021, Kawamoto launched Cheat Slayer in Monthly Dragon Age. However, following the release of the first chapter, readers began to notice similarities to other popular series. This eventually lead to Cheat Slayer being canceled after one chapter. Kawamoto later apologized on Twitter.
Works
Manga
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Kakegurui Twin Rengoku Deadroll Isekai Hōtei: Rebuttal Barrister Chrono Ma:gia: Mugen no Haguruma Legal Egg Greatest M: Ijin Mahjong Taisen The War of Greedy Witches Cheat Slayer Isekai no Hime to no Koi Bakuchi ni, Jinrui no Sonbō ga Kakkatemasu Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi Yūsha Party no Nimotsu Mochi- ''Beyblade X''
Anime
Build Divide- ''High Card''