Tomio Watanabe (渡辺 智男, Watanabe Tomio; born June 23, 1967) is a former professional baseball player from Takaoka…Tomio Watanabe (渡辺 智男, Watanabe Tomio; born June 23, 1967) is a former professional baseball player from Takaoka, Kōchi, Japan.
Michiharu Kusunoki (Japanese: 楠 みちはる, Hepburn: Kusunoki Michiharu; born 25 January 1957) is a Japanese manga artist…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.