{"id":166819,"date":"2026-08-25T02:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=166819"},"modified":"2026-08-25T08:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:39:40","slug":"forbes-japan-30-under-30-2026-includes-kagurabachis-takeru-hokazono-indie-creator-komugiko2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/08\/25\/forbes-japan-30-under-30-2026-includes-kagurabachis-takeru-hokazono-indie-creator-komugiko2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Forbes Japan 30 Under 30 2026 Includes Kagurabachi’s Takeru Hokazono, Indie Creator Komugiko2000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forbes Japan has unveiled its 30 Under 30 2026 list, and included under the Art & Style & Anime category are manga creator Takeru Hokazono <\/strong><\/a>of Kagurabachi<\/em><\/a> fame and illustrator and indie animator Komugiko2000 <\/strong>(DAN DA DAN<\/em> Season 2 ending animation<\/a>), who were both born in 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the other 30 Under 30 picks include VTuber Juufutei Raden<\/strong> from hololive DEV_IS’ ReGLOSS group and Lilas Ikuta<\/strong> (also born in 2000, coincidentally) of music duo YOASOBI<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hokazono’s Kagurabachi<\/em>, his first serialized work, debuted in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023, three years after Hokazono’s one-shot Enten<\/em> became a runner-up at the 100th Osamu Tezuka Award. The dark fantasy action manga, in which a young swordsman seeks revenge for his slain swordsmith father, quickly gained internet fame overseas as a result of English memes<\/a> that heavily praised it, and now has a TV anime adaptation<\/a> that’s set to begin airing in April 2027. Hokazono told Crunchyroll<\/a> that he “started pursuing drawing manga in college” and “ended up giving my all to manga, rather than college.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Komugiko2000 started their activities 10 years ago and is commemorating that anniversary with the solo exhibition POP QUEST<\/em><\/a>, which is running at Harajuku Space from August 22 to August 31. Aside from the aforementioned DAN DA DAN<\/em> Season 2 ending sequence, they have been involved in animations like ZUTOMAYO’s “Hunch Gray” music video<\/a> (solo credit) and NEE’s “Continue” music video<\/a> (director, character designer et al.).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, they set up the so-called Indie Production Animation Club (Jishu Seisaku Animation-bu) X\/Twitter account<\/a> and encouraged the use of the #indie_anime hashtag to assist the activities of the indie anime community. They are also part of the animation company studio ALBLE<\/strong>, which was established in December 2023 and includes creators Hanabushi<\/strong> and Mizuki Watanabe<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes Japan’s 30 Under 30 list last year<\/a> featured persons like animator Kerorira<\/strong> (Bocchi the Rock!<\/em> character designer) and hololive’s Hoshimachi Suisei<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source:<\/strong> Forbes Japan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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