Tatsuya Endo

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Tatsuya Endo (遠 (えん) 藤 (どう) 達 (たつ) 哉 (や) , Endō Tatsuya^?), 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, Sutōrī Kingu^?) award for his one-shot, Western Game, in the Name category.

Mentors

• Yasuhiro Kanō (Mx0, Pretty Face)
• Yoshiyuki Nishi (Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation)

Works

Manga

Title	Format	Further Notes
Western Game (西部遊戯, Seibu Yūgi?)	One-shot	5th Story King Award Winner. Published in: Akamaru Jump (Spring 2000)
Blade of the Moon Princess (月華美刃, Gekka Bijin?, lit. Moon Flower Beauty)	One-shot	The predecessor of the serialized version. Published in: Weekly Shōnen Jump #51 (2000)
WITCH CRAZE	One-shot	Published in: Weekly Shōnen Jump #21-22 (2001)
PMG-0	One-shot	Published in: Weekly Shōnen Jump #24 (2004)
Rooftop Detective -Octane- (屋上探偵 -オクタン-, Okujō Tantei -Okutan-?)	One-shot	Illustrated based on a novel by Tomohito Osaki. Published in: Jump the Revolution! (2006)
TISTA (ティスタ, Tisuta?)	Serial	Published in: Jump SQ. (December 2007-August 2008) 2 volumes
Blade of the Moon Princess (月華美刃, Gekka Bijin?, lit. Moon Flower Beauty)	Serial	Published in: Jump SQ. (June 2010-February 2012) 5 volumes
Rengoku no Ashe (煉獄のアーシェ, Rengoku no Āshe?, lit. Ashe of Purgatory)	One-shot	Published in: Jump SQ. (July 2014)
Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi (石に薄紅、鉄に星, Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi?, lit. A Pink Heart Inside Stone, and a Shining Star Inside Steel)	One-shot	Published in: Jump SQ.Crown (Spring 2017)
I SPY	One-shot	Published in: Jump SQ. (March 2018)
SPY x FAMILY	Serial	Published in: Shōnen Jump+ (March 25, 2019-present)

• All of Tatsuya Endo's one-shots released before Rooftop Detective -Octane- were compiled and published in the volume Shiho Yugi: Tatsuya Endo Tanpenshu (四方遊戯 遠藤達哉短編集, Shihō Yūgi: Endō Tatsuya Tanpenshū^?, lit. Four-way Play: Tatsuya Endo's Short Story Collection), which released on September 4, 2008. (ISBN 9784088745732)
  • On May 31, 2024, the volume was announced to receive an English publication by Viz Media. It was released under the title Four Lives Remain: Tatsuya Endo Before Spy x Family on March 4, 2025. (ISBN 9781974752607)
• In 2023, all volumes of TISTA and the first two volumes of Blade of the Moon Princess received English publications by Viz Media. In 2024, the third, fourth, and fifth volumes of Blade of the Moon Princess received English publications.
  • TISTA (ISBN 9781974736713)
  • Blade of the Moon Princess (ISBN 9781974738656)

Books

• SPY x FAMILY Exhibition Official Pamphlet (スパイファミリー展 公式パンフレット, Supai Famirī Ten Kōshiki Panfuretto^?) was released on July 20, 2023.
• SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Novelization (劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, Gekijō-ban Supai Famirī CODE: White^?) (co-writer; with Aya Yajima) was released on December 22, 2023. (ISBN 9784087035421)
• SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Film Files was released on December 22, 2023.

Illustrations

• Rooftop Detective -Octane- (屋上探偵 -オクタン-, Okujō Tantei -Okutan-^?), February 2006
  Author: Tomohito Ohsaki (大崎知仁, Ōsaki Tomohito^?)
• Rooftop Detective 2 - Midsummer bodyguard (屋上探偵2 ミッドサマー・ボディガード, Okujō Tantei 2・Middosamā Bodigādo^?), October 2006
  Author: Tomohito Ohsaki (大崎知仁, Ōsaki Tomohito^?)
• Yamamoto-kun's Distress (山本くんの怪難 北陸魔境勤労記, Yamamoto-kun no Kai Nan Hokuriku Makyō Kinrō-ki^?), February 2011
  Author: Hinako Suzumeno (雀野日名子, Suzumeno Hinako^?)
• Kuroniko the Exile (流浪刑のクロニコ, Rurō-kei no Kuroniko^?), July 2013
  Author: Takahiro Kanno (菅野隆宏, Kan'no Takahiro^?)
• Kuroniko the Exile Non-death Penalty and Rakshasa Penalty (流浪刑のクロニコ 不殺刑と羅刹刑, Rurō-kei no Kuroniko Fusetsu-kei to Rasetsu-kei^?), November 2013
  Author: Takahiro Kanno (菅野隆宏, Kan'no Takahiro^?)
• Shueisha Manga Learning: World History Volume 15: The Second World War and the United Nations - The Greatest Casualty in Human History (集英社版 学習まんが 世界の歴史 15 第二次世界大戦と国際連合 人類史上最大の犠牲, Shueisha Gakushu Manga: Sekai no Rekishi 15 Dainiji Sekai Taisen to Kokusai Rengō Jinrui Shijō Saidai no Gisei^?), October 2024Q
• Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便, Majo no Takkyūbin^?) 40th Anniversary Volume 1 Special Cover, February 2025
  Author: Eiko Kadono (角野 栄子, Kadono Eiko^?)

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 Kazumi Takayama. 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, Kumi Sasaki, attending their concerts and similarly drawing illustrations referencing Sasaki.