Naoki Urasawa
NeTi i-ii
Adaptive
Status: Pending
Ahmad Aldroubi - April 21, 2025
Last Edited: April 21, 2025
Contributors: Ahmad Aldroubi
Naoki Urasawa is a renowned Japanese manga artist, recognized for his intricate storytelling and mastery of suspense. Born on January 2, 1960, in Fuchū, Tokyo, he began his professional career in the 1980s and rose to prominence with the sports manga Yawara!, but it was his later works like Monster, 20th Century Boys, and Pluto that solidified his international acclaim. Urasawa’s style blends psychological depth, complex characters, and tightly woven plots, often exploring themes like morality, identity, and the nature of evil. His art combines realistic detail with expressive emotion, enhancing the impact of his narratives. In addition to manga, Urasawa has hosted a documentary series on NHK called Manben, where he explores the creative processes of fellow manga artists. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern manga, Urasawa has won numerous awards both in Japan and internationally.

ENERGETICS

J: Rigidity
10/35
P: Fluidity
26/35
Pe: Proactive Fluidity
23/35
Pi: Reactive Fluidity
19/35
Je: Proactive Rigidity
16/35
Ji: Reactive Rigidity
14/35
Pe Ji Je Pi 8 15 22 30

STYLES

Fi-Te: Candid
10/63
Ti-Fe: Measured
48/63
Ni-Se: Grounded
10/56
Ne-Si: Suspended
42/56
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta

EMOTIONS

Eu:
Eg:
FA:
21/21

SIGNAL DATA

Judgment

R-1 Rigid Posture:
R-2 Body Centric:
2/7
R-3 Punctuated Motions:
2/7
R-4 Vertical Movements:
4/7
R-5 Subordinate Fluidity:
2/7

Je Articulator

PR-1 Head Pushes:
4/7
PR-2 Head Shakes:
4/7
PR-3 Shoulder Shrugs:
2/7
PR-4 Fluent Articulation:
2/7
PR-5 Projecting Hands:
4/7

Ji Compass

RR-1 Poised Receding:
2/7
RR-2 Disengaging Eyes:
2/7
RR-3 Exerted Pushes:
2/7
RR-4 Momentum Halting:
4/7
RR-5 Meticulous Hands:
4/7

Perception

F-1 Fluid Posture:
4/7
F-2 Eye Centric:
7/7
F-3 Gliding Motions:
7/7
F-4 Horizontal Movements:
4/7
F-5 Subordinate Rigidity:
4/7

Pe Explorer

PF-1 Restless Momentum:
4/7
PF-2 Toggling Eyes:
4/7
PF-3 Body Swaying:
7/7
PF-4 Casual Hands:
4/7
PF-5 Alert Perk-ups:
4/7

Pi Worldview

RF-1 Viscous Inertia:
2/7
RF-2 Fixed Gaze:
7/7
RF-3 Diagonal Eye-Drifts:
4/7
RF-4 Searching Scowling:
2/7
RF-5 Narrow Head Zoning:
4/7

Fi/Te

Ca-1 Taut Nasolabial Area:
Ca-2 Vertical Snarling Smiles:
4/7
Ca-3 Four Point Pulling:
Ca-4 Wobbling Lips:
Ca-5 Asymmetrical Smirks:
Ca-6 Sassy Movements:
Ca-7 Plateau Velocity:
2/7
Ca-8 Nasal-Breathy Voice:
2/7
Ca-9 Grasping Hands:
2/7

Ni/Se

Gr-1 Taut Preseptal Area:
Gr-2 Lax Pretarsal Area:
Gr-3 Taut Outer Edges:
Gr-4 Intense Scowling:
2/7
Gr-5 Pointed Eye Toggles:
2/7
Gr-6 Eye-Head Parallel Motion:
2/7
Gr-7 Grounding Effect:
2/7
Gr-8 Bodily Awareness:
2/7

Ti/Fe

Ms-1 Lax Nasolabial Area:
7/7
Ms-2 Horizontal Curtain Smiles:
4/7
Ms-3 Two Point Pulling:
4/7
Ms-4 Symmetrical Lips:
7/7
Ms-5 Emotional Neutralization:
7/7
Ms-6 Coordinated Movements:
4/7
Ms-7 Parabolic Velocity:
7/7
Ms-8 Diaphragm-Faint Voice:
4/7
Ms-9 Puppeteer Hands:
4/7

Ne/Si

Su-1 Lax Preseptal Area:
7/7
Su-2 Taut Pretarsal Area:
7/7
Su-3 Lax Outer Edges:
7/7
Su-4 Concerned Scowling:
4/7
Su-5 Brushstrokes Eye Toggles:
4/7
Su-6 Eye-Head Trailing Motions:
2/7
Su-7 Levity Effect:
7/7
Su-8 Quirky Skits:
4/7

Unguarded

Eu-1 Responsive Nodding:
7/7
Eu-2 Polite Smiling:
7/7
Eu-3 Bashful Body Movements:
7/7

Guarded

Eg-1 Upset Mouth Tension:
Eg-2 Assertive Pushing:
Eg-3 Stern Expressions:

Fallen Affect

FA-1 Fallen Affect: