Haro Aso

Haro Asō (Japanese: 麻生羽呂, Hepburn: Asō Haro) is a Japanese manga artist. After his debut in 2005, he serialized Hyde & Closer from December 2007 to July 2009, and Alice in Borderland from November 2010 to March 2016. After retiring from illustrating, he did the story for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead in October 2018 and Noyu Girl in August 2021.

Haro Asō
麻生羽呂
BornOsaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Alice in Borderland, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Biography

Haro Asō was born in Osaka, Japan.[1] He attended Kansai University, but later dropped out.[1] He made his debut as a manga artist in 2005 with YUNGE!.[1] On December 26, 2007, Asō launched Hyde & Closer.[2] The series finished its serialization on July 3, 2009.[3] Following Hyde & Closer's completion, Asō launched Alice in Borderland on November 25, 2010.[4] The series concluded on March 2, 2016.[5] At the time of the manga's conclusion, it had 1.3 million copies in circulation.[6] The manga was also given two major adaptations, an original video animation series[7] and a live-action television series.[8] Following Alice in Borderland's completion, Asō intended to retire from drawing, though he came out of retirement to draw a spin-off after the television series' release.[9]

Starting on October 19, 2018, Asō did the story of the manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead; Kotaro Takata did the illustrations.[10] Starting on August 20, 2021, Asō will do the story for another manga series, Noyu Girl; Shirō Yoshida will do the illustrations.[11]

Works
  • YUNGE! (one-shot published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday Cho) (2005)[1]
  • Hyde & Closer (呪法解禁!!ハイド&クローサー, Juhou Kaikin!! Haido ando Kurōsā) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Club Sunday) (2007–2009)[2][3]
  • Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス, Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) (serialized in Shōnen Sunday S and Weekly Shōnen Sunday) (2010–2016)[4][5]
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (ゾン100 ～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～, Zon 100 ~ Zonbi ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto ~) (serialized in Monthly Sunday Gene-X; illustrated by Kotaro Takata) (2018–present)[10]
  • Noyu Girl (serialized in Yawaraka Spirits; illustrated by Shirō Yoshida) (2021–2022)[11]
  • Sex-chan (serialized in Comic Cmoa; written by Tatsunari Iota and illustrated by Mano Sakamoto) (2022)[12]

References
  1. "麻生羽呂の一覧". BookLive (in Japanese). Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. 【週刊少年サンデー】週刊少年サンデー ４・５号 発売中. Manganohi (in Japanese). December 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. 呪法解禁!!ハイド＆クローサー. Club Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. 「ハイド＆クローサー」の麻生羽呂、サンデー超で新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2016). "Alice in Borderland Fantasy Manga Ends in March". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. 麻生羽呂「今際の国のアリス」5年半の連載に幕、命懸けの"げぇむ"に挑む物語. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. Loo, Egan (May 9, 2014). "Suspense Manga Alice in Borderland Gets Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 17, 2019). "Netflix Produces Live-Action Alice in Borderland Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. Mateo, Alex (October 7, 2020). "Alice in Borderland Manga Returns Despite Creator's Plans to Retire". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. ゾンビで溢れかえった街を見て、社畜は何を思う？麻生羽呂×高田康太郎の新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. Mateo, Alex (August 2, 2021). "Alice in Borderland's Haro Aso, Shirō Yoshida Launch Noyu Girl Manga on August 20". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 27, 2022). "Alice in Borderland, Zom 100's Haro Aso Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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