Manavu Kashimoto (樫本 学ヴ, Kashimoto Manavu) is a Japanese manga artist. Kashimoto is the creator of Tasuke, the Samurai Cop, Class King Yamazaki and Croket!. In 2003 he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the children's category for Croket!.
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