Profile

U-suke

D.O.B. 11/DEC/1970.
Born in Mie, grew up in Chiba and living in Tokyo.
After he worked in a local chamber of commerce and industry,
U-suke completed a Diploma of Illustration at Northern Melbourne
Institute of TAFE (NMIT), Australia.
Upon graduation, he commenced his career as a free illustrator.
He draws art work for picturebooks,magazines, books, websites, characters for use by companies...Kuroton was one of part of selected illustrator in Bologna children's book fair 2015.U-suke is also a producer of Fab design association in Takushoku university from 2015.

BOOK&DVD（U-suke’s original）

"Propeller Chidori (Plover)" byFrobel-kan Co,Ltd ISBN-13: 978-4577600030
"Zakihan" by Fusosya.co ISBN-13: 978-4594076696
"Kuroton" by Hoikusya.co ISBN-13: 978-4586085538(2016)
“Moley” by Wani books.co ISBN-13:978-4847017261(2007)
“Chonmage Kacho” by Shufu to seikatsu sya.co. ISBN-13:978-439113905(2007)
“Chonmage Kacho (Animation DVD)” by Red rice Medium.co. SAN:192087901429(2007)

PRIZE

Takarazuka Comic contest Gold prize (2000)
Dux Prize (Best artist) in Melbourne (2002)
"Kuroton" was Selected illustrator in Bologna children’s book fair (2015)
"Kuroton" was Selected book by school library asociation in Japan(2016)

INTERVIEW

Newspaper "Leaders" Australia.（2003）
Weekly magazine "Shukan Josei".（2007）
Daily Newspaper Funabashi Yomiuri 4/7.（2007）
Monthly Magazine "+act" Vol．11.　（2007）
NHK TV program "Asaichi". （2011）
Daily Newspaper Asahi 2/21. （2013）
Weekly Newspaper Yomiuri interview (2016)
J:com News interview in Chiba (2016)
Sankei Shimbun（2017）
Sanyo Shimbun（2017）
The Mainichi （2017）
Narashino City Newspapaer（2018）
Chiba Nippo Newspaper(2018)
The Japan agricultural News(2018)
The Mainichi(2019)

EXHIBITION/EVENT

U-suke Digital Art Gallery in Melbourne （2003）
Moley Exhibition in Shinjuku,Tokyo（2005）
Launch Party of Chonmage Kacho & Moley in Chiba. （2007）
Design Fiesta Vol.27 in Tokyo.（2008）
Creator's market Vol.25 in Nagoya. （2011）
Bologna Children's book Exhibition in Italy,Tokyo,Hyogo,Aichi,Ishikawa,Taiwan (2015-2016)
U-suke Exhibition at Gallery SHIMA in Nishinomiya-city,Hyogo(2015)
exhibition"Japanese srungs by100 greators" in Gallry hook in Osaka(2015)
U-suke Exhibition at 1st Sugamo-jizodori street in Sugamo,Tokyo(2015)
U-suke Exhibition at Gallery Centinial,Osaka(2016)
U-suke Exhibition at Gallery KIKI,Chiba(2016)
Reading to children at Koganei（2017）
U-suke Exhibition at Gallery NEU NEU in Nishinomiya-city,Hyogo（2017）
U-suke Exhibition at Yubaraonsen, Okayama(2017)
U-suke Exhibition at Nrashino haigh school, Chiba（2017）
Reading to children at Yokkaichi library, Mie(2016）
Reading to children at Maniwa school,OKayama（2017）
Reading to children at Sanyodo book store, Chiba.（2017）
Reading to children at Yatsu higata festival,Chiba（2018）
Goods for 2018Bologna children's book fair in Yokkaichi Museum.(2018）

CHARACTER FOR COMPANY

Ajinomoto.co. LTD （2010-）
Takenaka.co (2009-）
BIzoon.co.（2011-）
And More... Check U-suke's WORKS page.