Takeshi Okano

Takeshi Okano
岡野 剛
Born (1967-05-09) May 9, 1967
Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
AreaManga artist
PseudonymTakeshi Nomura (のむら剛)
Notable works
CollaboratorsShō Makura
Awards28th Akatsuka Award

Takeshi Okano (Japanese: 岡野 剛, Hepburn: Okano Takeshi; born May 9, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his work illustrating Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, with Shō Makura writing the story. It has been adapted into two anime television series and a live-action television drama. He has illustrated several related works, including Reibaishi Izuna. Okano has also illustrated Digimon Next, while Tatsuya Hamazaki wrote the story.

Biography

Okano was born in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on May 9, 1967.[1] Okano began working as a manga artist in 1987 with the one-shot Bakuhatsu! Yuriko-sensei published in Weekly Shōnen Jump Autumn Special under the name Takeshi Nomura. The next year, his one-shot AT Lady! won the 28th Akatsuka Award for best comedic story; it was published as a series in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1989 to 1990.[2] He then worked as an assistant to Haruto Umezawa on his manga Sakenomi Dōji.[3]

Okano's next series, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 24, 1993, with Shō Makura writing the story.[4] Its serialization ended on May 11, 1999.[a] It has been adapted into two anime television series, one that began in 1996 and one that began in 2025, as well as a live-action television drama in 2014.[2][7] Manga artists Yuko Asami and Kohara Omi worked as assistants to Okano on Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube.[8] In 2000, Okano illustrated Tsurikkies Pintarō in Weekly Shōnen Jump, with Makura writing the story. The next year, he published Magician² in the same magazine.[2] Okano published the manga Mikakunin Shōnen Gedō in the same magazine from 2004 to 2005.[9] Okano illustrated the manga Digimon Next published in V Jump from 2006 to 2008; Tatsuya Hamazaki wrote the story.[10][11]

Okano began illustrating Reibaishi Izuna, a spin-off of Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, in Oh Super Jump and Super Jump on July 18, 2007; Makura wrote the story.[b] Its serialization ended on October 12, 2011.[14] A sequel, titled Reibaishi Izuna: Ascension, was serialized in Grand Jump and Grand Jump Premium from November 16, 2011, to June 22, 2016.[15][16] Makura and Okano have written other manga based on Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, including Jigoku Sensei Nūbē Neo (2014–2018),[17][18] Jigoku Sensei Nūbē S (2018–2021),[2][19] Jigoku Sensei Nube Kai (2025–present),[20] and Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Plus (2025).[21]

Influences

Okano has cited Eko Eko Azarak, Ushiro no Hyakutaro, the works of Kazuo Umezu, and H. R. Giger's designs for Alien as sources of inspiration. Additionally, he initially resisted calling his drawings yōkai because of the popularity of Shigeru Mizuki's works.[22] Okano stated that he has used Miki Imai, Nene Otsuka, and Playboy models as inspiration for drawing female characters.[23][24][25]

Views

In 2014, Okano made a post on his Twitter account in which he argued that child pornography laws in Japan are having a chilling effect on the manga industry.[26]

Works

Series

Title Year Magazine Notes Ref.
AT Lady! 1989–1990 Weekly Shōnen Jump As Takeshi Nomura [2]
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube 1993–1999 Weekly Shōnen Jump With Shō Makura [4][a]
Tsurikkies Pintarō 2000 Weekly Shōnen Jump [2]
Magician² 2001 Weekly Shōnen Jump With Maki Kitami [2]
Mikakunin Shōnen Gedō 2004–2005 Weekly Shōnen Jump [9]
Digimon Next 2006–2008 V Jump With Tatsuya Hamazaki [10][11]
Reibaishi Izuna 2007–2011 With Shō Makura [b][14]
Reibaishi Izuna: Ascension 2011–2016 With Shō Makura [15][16]
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē Neo 2014–2018
With Shō Makura [17][18]
Jigoku Sensei Nūbē S 2018–2021 Saikyō Jump With Shō Makura [2][19]
Jigoku Sensei Nube Kai 2025–present Saikyō Jump With Shō Makura [20]
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Plus 2025 Shōnen Jump+ With Shō Makura [21]

Other

Notes

  1. 1 2 It finished in the magazine's 24th issue of 1999,[5] released on May 11 of that same year.[6]
  2. 1 2 It debuted in the magazine's August 2007 issue,[12] released on July 18 of that same year.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 岡野剛. Web the TV (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 岡野 剛. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ Motojo, Ken (September 4, 2023). 『地獄先生ぬ～べ～』必殺武器の"鬼の手"　名作映画「エイリアン」の生んだ有名デザイナーがヒントになっていた！. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  4. 1 2 地獄先生ぬ～べ～：連載30周年 大感謝祭PVで置鮎龍太郎が"ぬ～べ～"に 真倉翔＆岡野剛が選ぶ傑作選 24時間限定全巻無料も. Mantan Web (in Japanese). August 24, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ 週刊少年ジャンプ 1999年 表示号数24. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Contents". Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese). No. 22–23. Shueisha. 1999. Table of contents. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2026. 次号, No.24は 5月11日火発売!!
  7. ↑ 「地獄先生ぬ～べ～」漫画家、ドラマ版への批判に大目に見てとお願い. Cinema Today (in Japanese). October 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ Yamauchi, Takamori (September 3, 2023). 『地獄先生ぬ～べ～』岡野剛「この灯籠、ホントに大きいんですよー！」元アシスタント、 胡原おみが制作した絵灯籠が美しいと話題. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  9. 1 2 未確認少年ゲドー. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  10. 1 2 デジモンネクスト 1. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  11. 1 2 デジモンネクスト 4. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ "New Manga from Hell Teacher Nube Starts in Oh Super Jump". ComiPress. July 22, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  13. ↑ 2007年07月18日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2026. 【Oh スーパージャンプ】オースーパー ジャンプ AUGUSTは、7月18日発売!
  14. 1 2 SUPER JUMP (スーパージャンプ) 2011年11月9日号. Neowing (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  15. 1 2 新青年誌グランドジャンプ本日創刊、新連載7作スタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  16. 1 2 グランドジャンプPREMIUM 7月号 大好評発売中！平松伸二「そしてボクは外道マンになる」新連載第2回＆「LICENSE」移籍連載＆寺田克也巻中カラー特別読切！. Grand Jump Web (in Japanese). Shueisha. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  17. 1 2 Hanashiro, Emma (April 3, 2014). "Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo Manga Series to Start in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  18. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael (November 21, 2018). "Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo Manga Ends on December 5". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  19. 1 2 Okano, Takeshi [@Takeshi_Okano] (April 1, 2021). 本日(4/1)は「地獄先生ぬ〜べ〜S」最新話が掲載されている最強ジャンプ5月号の発売日です！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026 – via Twitter.
  20. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 23, 2025). "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Reveals More TV Anime Cast, New Manga Launching in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  21. 1 2 Cayanan, Joanna (June 18, 2025). "Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube PLUS Short Manga Series Ends on June 25". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  22. ↑ Yoshida, Yuki (July 3, 2025). 唱えなければ呪われる！？てけてけの名前は…『地獄先生ぬ～べ～』あの最恐トラウマ回はこうして生まれた！　【鼎談・吉田悠軌×真倉翔×岡野剛】. Yomitai (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  23. ↑ Motojo, Ken (August 31, 2023). 「ぬ～べ～」30周年で漫画家・岡野剛がファンの質問に回答 　高橋律子先生のモデルになったのは、超有名歌手だった！. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  24. ↑ 「地獄先生ぬ～べ～」復活、いずな制作秘話が明らかに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  25. ↑ ヌードグラビアが消えるPLAYBOYに対する「地獄先生ぬ〜べ〜」岡野剛さんのコメントが熱い. ITmedia (in Japanese). October 15, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  26. ↑ 『ぬ～べ～』作画担当、「児童ポルノ規制」に怯えるマンガ業界の内情明かす. RBB Today (in Japanese). November 6, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ Mateo, Alex (February 9, 2023). "Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Visual, April 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
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