# Adachitoka

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**Adachitoka** (あだちとか) is the collective [pen name](/source/Pen_name) used by female [manga artists](/source/Manga_artist) **Adachi** (あだち) and **Tokashiki** (とかしき). The former draws the foreground and characters, while the latter draws the backgrounds.

The duo started out as assistants to [Motohiro Kato](/source/Motohiro_Katou), before being put in charge of illustrations on *[Alive: The Final Evolution](/source/Alive:_The_Final_Evolution)*. Following that series' completion, they began *[Noragami](/source/Noragami)*, which was serialized from 2010 to 2024.

## Biography

Adachitoka is made up of Adachi, who was born on December 14 in [Murayama, Yamagata](/source/Murayama,_Yamagata), and Tokashiki, who was born on November 28 in [Naha](/source/Naha).[1] After graduating from college, they moved to Tokyo and submitted their work to the *[Monthly Jump](/source/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Jump)* editorial department.[2] They rejected it, but told them to submit it to the *[Monthly Afternoon](/source/Monthly_Afternoon)* department instead.[2] After a lack of response, they decided to submit for the *[Monthly Shōnen Magazine](/source/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine)* award.[2] After that, they worked as an assistant to [Motohiro Kato](/source/Motohiro_Katou).[2]

The pair debuted in 2003 with the illustrations for the manga series *[Alive: The Final Evolution](/source/Alive:_The_Final_Evolution)*.[1] The series was serialized in *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* until 2010.[3] An [anime](/source/Anime) television series adaptation was announced, but later canceled following [Gonzo](/source/Gonzo_(company))'s delisting from the [Tokyo Stock Exchange](/source/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange).[4]

Following the completion of *Alive: The Final Evolution* in 2010, they were out of work. When getting ideas for a new series, they went back to a [one-shot](/source/One-shot_(comics)) they had previously written.[2] The result was *[Noragami](/source/Noragami)*, which was serialized in *Monthly Shōnen Magazine* from December 2010 to January 2024.[5][6] The series was nominated for the [Kodansha Manga Award](/source/Kodansha_Manga_Award) in 2014 and 2016,[7][8] and received an anime television series adaptation, which ran for two seasons.[9][10] In 2020, they wrote a manga series as part of a collaboration by multiple Japanese companies to stop [piracy](/source/Copyright_infringement).[11]

## Works

- *[Alive: The Final Evolution](/source/Alive:_The_Final_Evolution)* (アライブ -最終 進化的 少年-, *Araibu - Saishū Shinkateki Shōnen*) (2003–2010) (serialized in *[Monthly Shōnen Magazine](/source/Monthly_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine)*; story by [Tadashi Kawashima](/source/Tadashi_Kawashima))[1]
- *[Noragami](/source/Noragami)* (ノラガミ) (2010–2024) (serialized in *Monthly Shōnen Magazine*)[5]

## References

1. ["あだちとか"](https://natalie.mu/comic/artist/1632) (in Japanese). *[Comic Natalie](/source/Natalie_(website))*. Natasha, Inc. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210613085035/https://natalie.mu/comic/artist/1632) June 13, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. ["Read the Noragami Interview Manga with Adachitoka"](https://kodansha.us/2015/12/28/noragami-interview-manga-adachitoka/). [Kodansha USA](/source/Kodansha_USA). December 28, 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202808/https://kodansha.us/2015/12/28/noragami-interview-manga-adachitoka/) June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. Loo, Egan (February 6, 2010). ["Alive - Saishū Shinka teki Shōnen Manga Ends in Japan"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-06/alive-saishu-shinka-teki-shonen-manga-ends-in-japan). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190011/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-06/alive-saishu-shinka-teki-shonen-manga-ends-in-japan) September 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. Loo, Egan (June 4, 2010). ["Alive - The Final Evolution TV Anime Formally Dropped"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-04/alive-the-final-evolution-tv-anime-formally-dropped). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150722061144/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-04/alive-the-final-evolution-tv-anime-formally-dropped) July 22, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. ["ja:「アライブ」あだちとか新連載、主人公は気分屋の自称"神""](http://natalie.mu/comic/news/41632) (in Japanese). *[Comic Natalie](/source/Natalie_(website))*. Natasha, Inc. December 6, 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181719/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/41632) March 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. ["ja:あだちとか「ノラガミ」13年の連載に幕、無名の神と霊感体質の少女描くファンタジー"](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556021) (in Japanese). *[Comic Natalie](/source/Natalie_(website))*. Natasha, Inc. January 6, 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240105151001/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556021) January 5, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

1. Nelkin, Sarah (April 3, 2014). ["38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211128113514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced) November 28, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. Nelkin, Sarah (April 4, 2016). ["40th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-04/40th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.100646). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160510014709/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-04/40th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.100646) May 10, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. ["Noragami Manga About Lowly God & Schoolgirl Gets TV Anime"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-14/noragami-manga-about-lowly-god-and-schoolgirl-gets-tv-anime). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. June 14, 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230606010048/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-14/noragami-manga-about-lowly-god-and-schoolgirl-gets-tv-anime) June 6, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. Loo, Egan (March 31, 2015). ["Noragami Supernatural TV Anime Gets 2nd Season"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/noragami-supernatural-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season/.86564). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230413234707/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-31/noragami-supernatural-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season/.86564) April 13, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

1. Mateo, Alex (June 13, 2020). ["Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association to Publish 16 Anti-Piracy Manga in English"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-13/japan-content-overseas-distribution-association-to-publish-16-anti-piracy-manga-in-english/.160580). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211833/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-13/japan-content-overseas-distribution-association-to-publish-16-anti-piracy-manga-in-english/.160580) June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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