14 Facts About Yasuhisa Hara

Yasuhisa Hara is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series Kingdom.

In 2013, Hara won the Grand Prize of the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for his work on Kingdom.

Yasuhisa Hara was born in the town of Kiyama in Saga Prefecture and attended Tomeikan High School.

Yasuhisa Hara then enrolled at Kyushu Institute of Design where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1998 and a Master's degree in 2000.

Yasuhisa Hara enrolled at the university with the intention of becoming a film director but learnt it was difficult to make a living in the film industry.

At that point Yasuhisa Hara gave up becoming a manga artist.

In 2000, Yasuhisa Hara took a job at Fujitsu as a systems engineer where he worked for three years.

Yasuhisa Hara ended up losing money for the company but his bosses and seniors protected him.

In 2003, Yasuhisa Hara won the Encouragement Award at the 23rd Young Jump MANGA Grand Prix for his one-shot manga, Ha to Sen.

In 2005, Yasuhisa Hara joined Weekly Young Jump as a manga artist to create the series, Kingdom.

For several months he worked as an assistant to Takehiko Inoue which according to Yasuhisa Hara was a very valuable experience.

Yasuhisa Hara asked Inoue for advice to which Inoue stated "The story is interesting, it's just that Shin's eyes are too small".

In 2013, Yasuhisa Hara won the Grand Prize of the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for his work on Kingdom.

Yasuhisa Hara revealed he had been following the show since its fourth season.