Hungry Joker

• Name Nonen — 田畠裕基 • Nonus — ja • Birthplace — Fukuoka Prefecture • Nationality — Japanese • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Black Clover • Manga Artist — y

Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot Hungry Joker in the Golden Future Cup, which earned first place in the award. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2012 to 2013. Following Hungry Jokers completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled Black Clover, in Shōnen Jump Next!!. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on February 16, 2015. Soon after Black Clovers debut as a full series, Tabata got married. In the first half of 2017, Black Clover was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan. One year later, the entire Black Clover media franchise was the 24th best-selling media franchise in Japan. The series has been given numerous adaptations, notably an anime television series.

Tabata stated that when making stories, he wants to give each character a chance in the spotlight. When it comes to the characters, he likes to give each a defining trait to make them memorable to the reader. As for their designs, he stated that he likes to have fun drawing, so if part of a character's design frustrates him, he changes it.

• Hungry Joker (2012–2013) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump) • Black Clover (2015–2026) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2015–2023) and Jump Giga (2023–2026))