Tatsuya Endo

Tatsuya Endo (遠藤達哉), born July 23, 1980 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese manga artist. He is the creator of the SPY x FAMILY manga.

Personality
Endo aspired to be a manga artist since childhood. His family consists of one parent and one elder brother. His favorite actors are Bruce Lee and Hiroshi Abe, and his favorite actresses are Meg Ryan and Audrey Tautou. His favorite manga artists are Akira Toriyama, Hiroyuki Nishimori, and Minetaro Mochizuki. His hobbies, special skills, pride include skiing, basketball, racket-based ball games, repeated side-steps, doing nothing, getting stomatitis, and health destruction.

Career
Endo worked as an assistant for the manga series Blue Exorcist, Fire Punch and Attack on Titan. In 2000, he won the 5th Story King (ストーリーキング) for his one-shot, Seibu Yugi, in the Name category.

Mentors

 * Yasuhiro Kanō (Mx0, Pretty Face)
 * Yoshiyuki Nishi (Muhyo & Roji's BSI)

Manga

 * Seibu Yugi (西部遊戯), Gekka Bijin (月華美刃), WITCH CRAZE and PMG-0 were compiled and published in 1 volume Shiho Yugi: Tatsuya Endo Tanpenshu (四方遊戯 遠藤達哉短編集), released on September 4, 2008. (ISBN 9784088745732)
 * In 2023, TISTA (ティスタ) and Blade of the Moon Princess (月華美刃) received English publications by Viz Media, with the latter series releasing their volumes in Fall 2023.
 * (ISBN 9781974736713) (TISTA)
 * (ISBN 9781974738656) (Blade of the Moon Princess)

Books

 * SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Novelization (劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White) (co-writer; with Aya Yajima) will release on December 22, 2023. (ISBN 9784087035421)

Illustrations

 * Rooftop Detective -Octane- (屋上探偵 -オクタン-) - Tomohito Ohsaki (大崎知仁), 2006年2月発行
 * Rooftop Detective 2 - Midsummer bodyguard (屋上探偵2 ミッドサマー・ボディガード) - Tomohito Ohsaki (大崎知仁), 2006年10月発行
 * Yamamoto-kun's Distress (山本くんの怪難 北陸魔境勤労記) - Hinako Kakuno (雀野日名子), 2011年2月発行
 * Kuroniko the Exile (流浪刑のクロニコ) - Takahiro Kanno (菅野隆宏), 2013年7月発行
 * Kuroniko the Exile Non-death Penalty and Rakshasa Penalty (流浪刑のクロニコ 不殺刑と羅刹刑) - Takahiro Kanno (菅野隆宏), 2013年11月発行

Trivia

 * Endo's blood type is B.
 * Endo likes cats but is allergic to them.
 * Endo is a huge fan of idol groups, particularly the idol group Nogizaka46 and its former member Takayama Kazumi. He has drawn multiple illustrations referencing Takayama, as well as illustrations expressing sadness during the graduation of Takayama and other members.
 * After the graduation of Nogizaka46 members, Endo appears to be a fan of Hinatazaka46 and its captain Sasaki Kumi, attending their concerts and similarly drawing illustrations referencing Sasaki.