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{{Staff Infobox
|title=
|image=Negi haruba.jpg
|japanese={{Ruby|春|はる}}{{Ruby|場|ば}} ねぎ
|romaji=Haruba Negi
|character=
|gender=Male
|born=July 27, 1991
|location=Aichi, Japan
|occupation=Mangaka
|active=2013–present
}}{{Nihongo|'''Negi Haruba'''|{{Ruby|春|はる}}{{Ruby|場|ば}} ねぎ|Haruba Negi}} (born on July 27, 1991) is a Japanese manga artist and author of the ''[[5-toubun no Hanayome]]'' manga series.
==Biography==
A [[wikipedia:mangaka|manga writer]] from [[wikipedia:Aichi Prefecture|Aichi Prefecture]], Negi Haruba graduated from Trident College of Design.{{cite web|url = https://design.trident.ac.jp/job_performance/graduate-voice/|title = 卒業生インタビュー|trans-title = Alumni interview|language = Japanese|website = Trident College of Design|access-date = April 7, 2019}} In November 2015, Negi married in his hometown.{{Cite web|date = 23 November 2015|url = https://twitter.com/negi_haruba/status/668768277263310848|title = 地元で結婚式挙げてきました|trans-title = I have a wedding ceremony in my hometown|language = Japanese|website = Twitter|access-date = 7 April 2019}} On May 29, 2019, Negi's first daughter was born.<ref>〆切前日に娘が産まれて大忙しでした。[https://twitter.com/negi_haruba/status/1133712018458857472]The day before the deadline, my daughter was born (in japanese) from ''Twitter'' . 29 May 2019</ref>

==Career==
Negi Haruba graduated from the manga department of Trident College of Design in 2013. He won an award in the 89th [[wikipedia:週刊少年マガジン新人漫画賞|Weekly Shōnen Magazine Newcomer Manga Award]] organized by [[wikipedia:Kodansha|Kodansha]] with the one-shot manga {{Nihongo|''Coward Cross World''|カワードクロスワールド}}.{{Cite web|url = http://www.shonenmagazine.com/newcomer/awards/result/|title = Newcomer Manga Award result presentation|language = Japanese|website = Shōnen Magazine|access-date = March 8, 2019}} The work was published in ''[[wikipedia:Magazine Special|Magazine SPECIAL]]'' 2013 as his debut.

In 2014, he won a Gold Award for the one-shot ''Ura Sekai Communication'' in the ''21st Dengeki Grand Prize'' sponsored by [[wikipedia:Kadokawa Corporation|KADOKAWA]] and [[wikipedia:ASCII Media Works|ASCII Media Works]].{{cite_web|title = The 21st Dengeki Grand Prize selected works|url = http://dengekitaisho.jp/archive/21/comic2.html|language = Japanese|website = Dengeki Taisho|access-date = March 8, 2019}}{{Cite web|date = November 14, 2014|url = https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/952/952492/|title = 小説部門で2作品が大賞に輝く、第21回電撃大賞贈呈式|trans-title = The 21st Dengeki Prize Presentation Ceremony for Two Works Winning in the Novel Category|language = Japanese|website = ASCII.jp|access-date = April 20, 2019}} This work was later published in ''Weekly Comic Dengeki Daioh'' magazine in September 2014.{{no cite}}

Negi Haruba collaborated with Shun Hirose to illustrate and publish ''Rengoku no Karma'' to the Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2014 to 2015, which ended in 5 volumes. On December 9, 2015, he wrote the one-shot ''Vampire Killer'' and publish it in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.

On January 25, 2017, wrote yet another one-shot, titled ''[[5-toubun no Hanayome]]''. Receiving positive responses for his work, an official serialization of the one-shot was announced and published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on August 9, 2017. A year later, the manga series was announced to get an anime adaptation on August 8, 2018,{{cite web|date = August 8, 2018|url = http://web.archive.org/web/20180807150712/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20180807dog00m200044000c.html|title = 五等分の花嫁：「マガジン」のラブコメマンガがテレビアニメ化　19年放送|website = MANTANWEB|access-date = April 4, 2019}} and to be aired on [[wikipedia:TBS Television|TBS]] from January 1, 2019.{{cite web|title = アニメ「五等分の花嫁」放送は2019年1月！Twitterでは推薦コメント募集中|date = September 14, 2018|url = http://web.archive.org/web/20180914063409/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/299628|language = Japanese|website = Natalie|access-date = April 4, 2019}}

==Works==
===Serials===
* {{Nihongo|'''Rengoku no Karma'''|煉獄のカルマ|Rengoku no Karma|eng = Karma of Purgatory}}: Negi Haruba was involved in the illustration of ''Rengoku no Karma'', a manga series authored by {{Nihongo|''Shun Hirose''|廣瀬 俊}}. The series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine and ended with its fifth volume in 2015 (October 22, 2014 — August 20, 2015).
* {{Nihongo|'''5-toubun no Hanayome'''|五等分の花嫁|Go-Tōbun no Hanayome}} as creator and author. Published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since 2017 and and ended with its fourteenth volume in 2020 (August 9, 2017 — February 19, 2020)
* {{Nihongo|'''Sentai Daishikkaku'''|戦隊大失格|Sentai Daishikkaku}} as creator and author. Published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since 2021 (February 3, 2021 — ongoing)

===One-shots===
* {{Nihongo|'''Coward Cross World'''|カワードクロスワールド}} in ''Magazine SPECIAL'' 2013 Issue 4.
* {{Nihongo|'''Ura Sekai Communication'''|裏世界コミュニケーション}} in ''[[wikipedia:Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh|Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh]]'' in September, 2014.
* {{Nihongo|'''Vampire Killer'''|ヴァンパイアキラー}} in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' 2016 Merger Issue 2 and 3.
* {{Nihongo|'''5-toubun no Hanayome'''|五等分の花嫁}} in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' 2017 Issue 8.
===Others===
*Negi drew the ending card for episode 2 of the '''[[wikipedia:Boarding School Juliet|Boarding School Juliet]]''' anime series.
*Negi drew Nanako from the Senryuu Shoujo series, for special illustration in Weekly Shōnen Magazine no. 19, 2017.
*Negi drew Nagatoro, a character from the '''Please Don't Bully Me, Nagatoro''' manga series, for ''Please don't bully me, Nagatoro Illust Collection''.

==Videos==
[[File:Interview with author Negi Haruba|thumb|center|350 px]]
==Gallery==

=== Negi Haruba ===
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
Negi Haruba 21st Dengeki Grand Prize.jpg|Negi awarded with a Gold Award in the ''21st Dengeki Grand Prize''.
Negi Haruba 21st Dengeki Grand Prize Group Picture.jpg|Negi's group picture with other contestants and hosts in the 21st Dengeki Grand Prize Ceremony.
Negi Haruba's signature.JPG|Negi's signature.{{cite_web|author=Haruba, Negi [@negi_haruba]|url=https://twitter.com/negi_haruba/status/158212803755380736|website=Twitter|date=January 14, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2019}}
Negi Haruba's self-portrait.jpg|Negi's self portrait.
</gallery>

=== Illustration and Sketches ===
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
Nakano quintuplets color illustration - Negi Haruba (6 June 2019).jpg
Gotoubun no Hanayome illustration by Negi Haruba (28 Mar 19).jpg
Negi Haruba's Ichika sketch.jpg|Ichika "eldest daughter" illustration (February 2, 2019)
Negi Haruba's Volume 8 Valentine illustration.jpg|Valentine's Day illustration before Volume 8 sales
Nakano quintuplets unused design.jpg|Negi's old sketch of the Nakano quintuplets
5toubun quintuplets art coloring process.gif|Art coloring process
Negi Haruba's Nino illustration Dec 2018.jpg|Nino Nakano 2018 year end illustration
Negi Haruba's quintuplets Merry Christmas illustration Dec 2018.jpg|Quintuplets 2018 Christmas illustration
Negi Haruba's Miku - mysterious girl sketch.jpg|"Mysterious girl" Miku sketch
Negi Haruba's volume 7 cover rough drafts.jpg|Rough drafts of potential volume 7 cover
Quintuplets may 5 birthday chibi art.jpg|Quintuplets' birthday chibi art
Negi Haruba's Itsuki illustration Nov 2018.jpg|Itsuki illustration
Negi Haruba's Yotsuba illustration Nov 2018.jpg|Yotsuba illustration
</gallery>

<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
Negi Haruba's Miku illustration Nov 2018.jpg|Miku illustration
Negi Haruba's Nino illustration Nov 2018.jpg|Nino illustration
Negi Haruba's Ichika illustration Nov 2018.jpg|Ichika illustration
Negi Haruba's Fuutarou and quintuplets children illustration.jpg|Fuutarou and small quintuplets
Negi Haruba's Eba sketch.jpg|Eba sketch
Negi Haruba's Fuutarou April 15 birthday sketch.jpg|Sketch revealing Fuutarou's birthdate
Negi Haruba's volume 1 reprint special color art.jpg|Special color sketch celebrating volume 1 reprint
Negi Haruba's quintuplets 2018 new year sketch.jpg|Quintuplets sketch celebrating new year 2018
Negi Haruba and Maruo Nakano special sketch (20 Sep 2018).png|Old and new Maruo sketch
Special 2 - Ilustration Negi.png|Illustration by [[Gotoubun no Hanayome: Special 2|Specials TV 2]]
</gallery>

==External links==
* Twitter account @[https://twitter.com/negi_haruba negi_haruba]: https://twitter.com/negi_haruba
* Pixiv account: https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=152375
* Tinami account: http://www.tinami.com/creator/profile/13158

== Trivia ==
* In the Dengeki Comic Grand Prize division of the 21st Dengeki Grand Prize, two people have won gold medals, and the other is {{Nihongo|''Nio Nakatani''|{{Ruby|仲谷|なかたに}} {{Ruby|鳰|にお}}|Nakatani Nio}}, who is known for the popular series {{Nihongo|''Bloom Into You''|やがて君になる|Yagate Kimi ni Naru}}.
* The kanji for {{Nihongo|''Haruba''|春場}} can translate to "spring field."
* Negi sometimes use certain topics to start and finish the volumes:
** The last page of Volume 1, 2, 3, and 4 (and indirectly 5 & 8) have Fuutarou and Itsuki in it.
** The first few pages of the first chapter in the Second Year Saga, [[Chapter 1]], is about Fuutarou and his bride in their wedding ceremony. The last few pages of the last chapter in the saga, [[Chapter 68]], is also about Fuutarou and his bride in their wedding ceremony.
** [[Volume 1]]: First chapter, a Nakano sister sees a half-naked Fuutarou. Last chapter, Fuutarou sees a half-naked Nakano sister.
** [[Volume 2]]: First chapter shows a photo of the current Fuutarou and [[Nino Nakano|one Nakano sister]]. Last chapter shows a photo of younger Fuutarou and [[Young Nakano|a Nakano sister]].
** [[Volume 3]]: First chapter, Yotsuba waves at Fuutarou. Last chapter, Yotsuba also waves at Fuutarou.
** [[Volume 4]]: First chapter is about the Nakano Quintuplets' finger game which involves all five fingers. Last chapter each of the Nakano Quintuplets holds one of Fuutarou's fingers.
** [[Volume 5]]: First chapter is about Rena in Fuutarou's imagination and the past. Last chapter is about Rena present in real life.
** [[Volume 6]]: The first chapter shows [[Rena]]'s goodbye to Fuutarou and he falling into a body of water. The last chapter shows Fuutarou fell into a body of water and his goodbye to Rena.
** [[Volume 7]]: First chapter the Nakano sisters watch a love confession in a TV drama with Fuutarou. Last chapter [[Nino Nakano|a Nakano]] confesses to Fuutarou.
** [[Volume 8]]: First chapter Fuutarou is confronted face-to-face by a Nakano, and Miku tells Ichika that she won't lose. In the last chapter, Fuutarou is also confronted face-to-face by a Nakano, and it is Ichika who tells Miku that she won't lose to her.
** [[Volume 9]]: First chapter is about Nino's determination and Miku's horrible cooking. The last chapter is about Nino's determination and Miku's excellent cooking.
* Negi had a closed twitter account named "negi365".
** This account ID is currently used by another person.

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