Sui Ishida

is a Japanese manga artist. He is popularly known for his dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.

Career history Sui Ishida is best known for his dark fantasy series Tokyo Ghoul, a story about a young man named Ken Kaneki who gets transformed into a ghoul after encountering one. The series then ran from 2011 to 2014 in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine, and was later adapted into a light novel and anime series in 2014. The manga was also translated into English where it topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 2015. A prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] was briefly serialized digitally on Jump Live in 2013. In 2014, he began a sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re. In 2017, a live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul was released theatrically in Japan. In March 2018, an anime adaptation for Tokyo Ghoul:re began to air with a second season released in October 2018.

In 2016, Ishida created a 69-page storyboard of a manga chapter based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter × Hunter series. Depicting the past of the character Hisoka, the storyboard was released digitally via Shonen Jump+ on June 2, 2016.

On May 10, 2021, Ishida started the manga series Choujin X on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website.

Works Manga Title Year Notes Refs Tokyo Ghoul 2011–2014 Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by ShueishaCollected into 14 volumes Tokyo Ghoul [Jack] 2013 Serialized on Jump Live by ShueishaCollected into 1 volume Tokyo Ghoul: Joker 2014 Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by ShueishaCollected into 1 volume Tokyo Ghoul:re 2014–2018 Serialized in Weekly Young Jump by ShueishaCollected into 16 volumes Untitled Hunter x Hunter story 2016 Published on Shōnen Jump+ by ShueishaName This Gorilla Will Die in 1 Day 2021 February 6, 2021 to February 7, 2021 Choujin X 2021–present Serialized in Tonari no Young Jump by Shueisha

Light novels Title Year Notes Refs Tokyo Ghoul 2013–2014 Artist; authored by Shin TowadaPublished by Jump J BooksPublished in 3 volumes Tokyo Ghoul:re[quest] 2016 Artist; authored by Shin TowadaPublished by Jump J BooksPublished in 1 volume JACKJEANNE-Summer Drama- 2021 Artist; authored by Shin TowadaPublished by Jump J BooksPublished in 1 volume JACKJEANNE Opera University and the Moon Signpost 2022 Artist; authored by Shin TowadaPublished by Jump J BooksPublished in 1 volume JACKJEANNE Seven Winds 2024 Artist; authored by Shin TowadaPublished by Jump J BooksPublished in 1 volume

Video games Title Year Notes Refs Jack Jeanne 2021 Video game published by BROCCOLI Co., Ltd.Original creator, original character designer, world designer, illustrator, and insert song lyricist.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result 2016 2nd Sugoi Japan AwardBest Manga Series Tokyo Ghoul 2018 30th Harvey Award