Reading Log (Biography)
Reading Log (Biography) Day 1 Thursday Date : March 25th, 2021 Time : 18.40 - 18.43 First Person : Hajime Isayama (諫山 創) His/Her Biography : Hajime Isayama is the author and illustrator of Attack on Titan. Isayama was born on August 29, 1986 in Ōyama, Ōita, Japan. After graduating from Ōita Prefectural Hitarinkou High School, he matriculated in the cartoon design program of the cartoon arts department, Kyushu Designer Gakuin. After graduating, he moved to Tokyo and started drawing his manga works. In 2006, he applied for the Magazine Grand Prix, also known as MGP, that is promoted by Kodansha Ltd., and his work, Attack on Titan, was given the Fine Work award. Originally, he offered his work to the Weekly Shōnen Jump department at Shueisha, where he was advised to modify his style and story to be more suitable for Weekly Shōnen Jump. He declined and decided to take it to the Weekly Shōnen Magazine department at Kodansha Ltd. instead. In 2008, he applied for the 80th Weekly Shōnen Ma