Kei Sanbe

Kei Sanbe (三部 けい, Sanbe Kei) is the creator of ERASED. He was born in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. He currently lives in Chiba Prefecture with his wife, Keishi Kanesada. He is also known as Keisuke Kawara.

Biography
He was an assistant to Hirohiko Araki. He later debuted in the magazine Dengeki Adventures. He is known for the adult manga Nanako-san’s Daily Life under the name Keisuke Kawara and the shōnen manga Kamiyadori under the name Kei Sanbe. His most popular work, however, is the manga is Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, which is known as Erased in English. It was published in Young Ace from July 2012 to March 2016. It has sold 4 million copies, and has inspired an anime television series, a live action movie and a live action series on Netflix. His current serializations are For The Kid I Saw In My Dreams in Young Ace and The Island Where Puddles Float in Evening.

CMX Manga published Testarotho in English, Tokyopop published Kamiyadori in English, and Yen Press published Erased in English, and is currently publishing For The Kid I Saw In My Dreams in English.

Works

 * 1) Nanako-san’s Daily Life (1998-2002, Comic Mega Cube) [2 Volumes; Published under the name Keisuke Kawara]
 * 2) Testarotho (2000-2002, Comic Dragon) [4 Volumes; Published in English by CMX Manga]
 * 3) Nanako-san’s Daily Life RE (2002-2008, Comic Megastore) [1 Volume; Published under the name Keisuke Kawara]
 * 4) Kamiyadori (2003-2006, Monthly Shōnen Ace) [5 Volumes; Published in English by Tokyopop]
 * 5) Puzzle (2007, Monthly Shōnen Ace) [2 Volumes; Written by Yūsuke Yamada]
 * 6) Kamiyadori no Nagi (2007-2010, Ace Assault/Monthly Shōnen Ace) [3 Volumes]
 * 7) Hohzuki Island (2007-2009, Young Gangan) [4 Volumes]
 * 8) Cradle of Monsters (2010-2012, Young Gangan) [6 Volumes]
 * 9) Nanako-san’s Daily Life Dash!! (2011-2013, Mobaman) [3 Volumes; Published under the name Keisuke Kawara]
 * 10) Erased (2012-2016, Young Ace) [9 Volumes; Published in English by Yen Press]
 * 11) Steal and Dead (2013-2014, Monthly Big Gangan) [1 Volume]
 * 12) Nanako-san’s Daily Life Spirits (2015-2016, Yawaraka Spirits) [4 Volumes; Published under the name Keisuke Kawara]
 * 13) For The Kid I Saw In My Dreams (2017-, Young Ace) [6+ Volumes; Published in English by Yen Press]
 * 14) The Island Where Puddles Float (2019-, Evening) [1+ Volume]

Erased was adapted into an anime series, a live action movie and a live action series.