Rensuke Oshikiri on Genre-Hopping and the Violent Turn of Geniearth
The interview shows Oshikiri's deliberate genre-hopping, framing Geniearth as a violent action series that contrasts with the romantic comedy of Hi Score Girl.
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Rensuke Oshikiri discusses his career and the five-volume series Geniearth, which Titan Manga is releasing in English. The creator explains his habit of switching genres, his love of superhero stories, and why he prioritizes his own enjoyment when making manga.
Rensuke Oshikiri, the creator behind Hi Score Girl, Sayuri, and the recently localized Geniearth, says he gets bored easily. That restlessness, he explains, drives him to switch genres with each new series, from the arcade romance of Hi Score Girl to the dark thriller Sayuri and the violent sci-fi of Geniearth.
Geniearth, a five-volume series that ran in Weekly Shonen Champion from 2021 to 2022, is being released in English by Titan Manga. Oshikiri describes it as a work where his violent tendencies exploded, and he admits he drew it for himself and his editor first, not worrying about whether readers would follow him across genres.
He also cites Marvel movies and shows like HEROES and The Boys as influences, saying he loves stories where heroes use powers to fight unjust villains.
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