Yūki Tabata

is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot Hungry Joker, which was later serialized as a full series. After its conclusion, he launched Black Clover.

Biography Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot Hungry Joker in the , which earned first place in the award.

Following Hungry Jokers completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled Black Clover, in Shōnen Jump Next!!. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015. Soon after Black Clovers debut as a full series, Tabata got married. One year later, the entire Black Clover media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan. The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series.

Style Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight. When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs, he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it. Tabata has also cited Kentaro Miura's Berserk, Tite Kubo's Bleach, Yoshihiro Togashi's YuYu Hakusho, Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto, and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece as sources of inspiration.

Works Hungry Joker (2012–2013) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) (2015–2026) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2015–2023) and Jump Giga (2023–2026))