One

ONE (stylized in all caps) or Tomohiro is the pseudonym of a Japanese manga artist, who is best known for his web manga series One-Punch Man, which was later remade into a digital manga illustrated by Yusuke Murata. One serializes the One-Punch Man webcomic on his own website under no official publisher, while the manga remake is serialized in the web version of Weekly Young Jump. His other well-known series, Mob Psycho 100, was serialized in the online version of Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Ura Sunday.

Early life One was born in Niigata and grew up in Saitama. While visiting his grandparents in Niigata, his parents bought him a series of manga called Crayon Shin-chan by Yoshito Usui. One was a fan of the manga, which influenced his decision to become a manga artist, and began practicing on his notebook during middle and high school.

Career In July 2009, One began publishing a short version of One-Punch Man on Shintosha, a comic-posting website. He later began irregularly uploading One-Punch Man to his FC2 blog on July 3, 2009. Originally, One-Punch Man was intended to be a one-off to further practice drawing, but became a series following positive reception. Due to its humorous setting and story, One-Punch Man became popular in Japan. which enabled him to concentrate on a different perspective of the background and storytelling. One stated that he envisioned the protagonist, Saitama, as a character capable of adapting to the world that surrounded him, with his primary obstacles being mundane things. and a two-year hiatus after releasing the 109th chapter in January 2017. The two would collaborate in publishing two one-shots in 2012; Dotō no Yūshatachi, which released on April 1 in Weekly Young Jump, and Dangan Tenshi Fan Club, which released on April 17 in Miracle Jump. A remake of One-Punch Man began serialization in Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on June 14, 2012. One-Punch Man would also receive an anime adaptation, announced in the 15th issue of Weekly Young Jump on March 10, 2015. The first season aired in Japan from October 5 to December 21, 2015, with live-action film adaptation also in development. The same year, One wrote and illustrated Mob Psycho 100, which began serialization in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday webcomic magazine on April 18, 2012. The protagonist, Shigeo Kageyama, is meant to come off as "somewhat standoffish or nerdy," while also possessing heroic traits. The series finished on December 22, 2017. On November 26, 2022, Versus began serialization in Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine, written by One and illustrated by Kyōtarō Azuma. On April 27, 2023, Bug Ego had its first chapter published in Weekly Young Jump, later getting an official serialization.

Works TitleYearPublisher(s)NotesRef. 2009–present Self-published Webcomic 2012 Shueisha With Yusuke Murata 2012–2013 Webcomic 2012–present Manga remake, illustrated by Yusuke Murata 2012–2017 Shogakukan Manga 2013 Self-published With Yusuke Murata and Kinu Nishimura 2015 Square Enix With Yusuke Murata Reigen 2018–2019 Shogakukan Spin-off manga of Mob Psycho 100 2022–present Kodansha With Kyōtarō Azuma and bose

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result 2014 7th Manga Taishō Manga One-Punch Man 2015 26th Eisner Award Best US Edition of International Material — Asia One-Punch Man (published by Viz Media) 2016 28th Harvey Awards Best American Edition of Foreign Material One-Punch Man (published by Viz Media) 2016 2nd Sugoi Japan Award Manga One-Punch Man 2017 62nd Shogakukan Manga Award Shōnen Mob Psycho 100 2019 31st Harvey Awards Best Manga Mob Psycho 100 (published by Dark Horse Comics) 202549th Kodansha Manga AwardShōnenVersus