Gege Akutami

Gege Akutami, born February 26, 1992, is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Jujutsu Kaisen and its prequel, Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School.

History
In 2014, Akutami created Kamishiro Sōsa, a 45 pages one-shot, that was published in the Jump Next 2014 vol.2 issue.

The next year, 2015, Akutami created another 43 pages one-shot named No.9, in the Jump Next 2015 vol2. issue. The same year, a new version of No.9 one-shot (47 pages) telling a different story, was published in the Weekly Shonen Jump 2015-46 issue.

In 2016, Akutami created a new 47 pages one-shot Nikai Bongai Barabarjura (バラバルジュラ), was published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2016-44 issue. The one-shot was part of Jump's Golden Future Cup as entry #5.

The following year (2017), Akutami started its first serialization with Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, in Jump GIGA 2017 vol.1 issue. The series was meant to be a short one and continued until 2017 vol.4 issue. The series was about a cursed child who entered a magical school in order to free himself of the curse and help others in similar situations.

In 2018, due to the good reception of the Akutami's previous series, a full serialization of the series was granted, starting in Weekly Shonen Jump 2018-14 issue. The series was titled Jujutsu Kaisen and was a direct sequel to his previous work. The story was about a boy who entered a magical school in an attempt to collect and kill all the parts of a powerful cursed spirit.

Works

 * Kamishiro Sōsa (2014) Jump Next 2014 vol.2 Issue (oneshot)
 * No.9 (2015) Jump Next 2015 vol.2 Issue (oneshot)
 * No.9 (2015) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2015-46 Issue (oneshot)
 * Nikai Bongai Barabarjura (バラバルジュラ) (2016) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2016-44 Issue (oneshot)
 * Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School (2017) Jump GIGA 2017 vol.1 - 2017 vol. 4 (series)
 * Jujutsu Kaisen (2018) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2018-14 Issue - Ongoing (series)