Michiharu Kusunoki (Japanese: 楠 みちはる, Hepburn: Kusunoki Michiharu; born 25 January 1957) is a Japanese manga artist from Tosa, Kōchi. He is most known for the street racing series Wangan Midnight serialized in Kodansha's weekly Young Magazine and which has been adapted into a 26-episode anime series, a series of video games, and a movie. Other manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki include J Monogatari and Shakotan Boogie, also published by Kodansha.
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