Takeru Nagayoshi (永吉 たける, Nagayoshi Takeru; born on October 21, 1978, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga…Takeru Nagayoshi (永吉 たける, Nagayoshi Takeru; born on October 21, 1978, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is notable as the author of the Sumire 16 sai!! series. He debuted on Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2006 with the manga series Sumire 17 sai!!, then later moved to Magazine Special continuing the series but renaming to Sumire 16 sai!!.
Chūya Koyama (小山 宙哉, Koyama Chūya; born 30 September 1978) is a Japanese writer, best known for his Space Brothers…Chūya Koyama (小山 宙哉, Koyama Chūya; born 30 September 1978) is a Japanese writer, best known for his Space Brothers series, published regularly from 2007 to 2026. On 2 November 2016 his artwork was carried into space by the H-IIA rocket carrying the Himawari-9 weather satellite as part of an outreach project organized by the Young Astronauts Club Japan.
Kaoru Mori (森 薫, Mori Kaoru; born 18 September 1978) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo and the creator of the manga…Kaoru Mori (森 薫, Mori Kaoru; born 18 September 1978) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo and the creator of the manga series Shirley, Emma, and A Bride's Story. Many of her works are centered on female characters in the 19th century, such as a maid in Victorian Britain and a bride in Turkic Central Asia.
Masasumi Kakizaki (Japanese: 柿崎正澄, Hepburn: Kakizaki Masasumi; born May 18, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist. He…Masasumi Kakizaki (Japanese: 柿崎正澄, Hepburn: Kakizaki Masasumi; born May 18, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2001 with the one-shot Two Tops prior to launching his first series, X-Gene, in 2002. Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin, which he illustrated, won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2005.
Yūsuke Kozaki (Japanese: コザキユースケ, Hepburn: Kozaki Yūsuke; born May 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist and character…Yūsuke Kozaki (Japanese: コザキユースケ, Hepburn: Kozaki Yūsuke; born May 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
Arina Tanemura (種村 有菜, Tanemura Arina; born March 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and character…Arina Tanemura (種村 有菜, Tanemura Arina; born March 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and character designer. She made her professional manga debut in 1996 with the one-shot The Style of the Second Love in the shōjo manga magazine Ribon Original and later published her first series, I.O.N, in 1997, in the main Ribon magazine. She gained mainstream popularity from the late 1990s to mid-2000s with her series Phantom Thief Jeanne, Full Moon o Sagashite, and The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross. Throughout her career, Tanemura's work has been recognized in shōjo manga for her art style and themes of young girls transforming into the women they would like to become. In addition to her publications, Tanemura has released two independent studio albums of songs based on her characters and is the character designer for Idolish7 and other media projects.
Keiichi Arawi (Japanese: あらゐけいいち, Hepburn: Arai Keiichi; born December 29, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. After…Keiichi Arawi (Japanese: あらゐけいいち, Hepburn: Arai Keiichi; born December 29, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. After publishing his debut work in early 2006, he launched Nichijou in the latter half of the year. Following its conclusion, he launched City. Nichijou resumed serialization in 2021.
Mitsuru Hattori (はっとりみつる, Hattori Mitsuru; born October 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his…Mitsuru Hattori (はっとりみつる, Hattori Mitsuru; born October 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his works Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō, Sankarea: Undying Love, and Wash It All Away, all of which were adapted into anime television series.
Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒正数, Hepburn: Ishiguro Masakazu; born September 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He…Masakazu Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒正数, Hepburn: Ishiguro Masakazu; born September 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2000 with the one-shot Hero prior to launching And Yet the Town Moves in 2005, which won the Seiun Award for Best Comic and an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2018, he launched Heavenly Delusion, which topped the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the top manga for male readers.
Yanwari Kazama (風間やんわり, Kazama Yanwari; June 13, 1977 – October 22, 2013) was a Japanese manga artist. He started…Yanwari Kazama (風間やんわり, Kazama Yanwari; June 13, 1977 – October 22, 2013) was a Japanese manga artist. He started drawing the Taberemasen ("not fit for consumption") yonkoma cartoon in 1995 in the Kodansha-published Young Magazine while still in high school, and continued the series until 2013. Besides publishing in Young Magazine, he also published social satire cartoons in the weekly magazine Friday. He died on October 22, 2013, from liver failure.
Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, Mashima Hiro; born May 3, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first…Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, Mashima Hiro; born May 3, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial Rave Master, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
Kan Takahama (Japanese: 高浜 寛, Hepburn: Takahama Kan; born April 6, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist born in Amakusa…Kan Takahama (Japanese: 高浜 寛, Hepburn: Takahama Kan; born April 6, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist born in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. Debuting in 2001, she became known for her short stories published in the alternative magazine Garo, later collected and republished in her award-winning Kinderbook. Her unique style often depicts the darker sides of everyday life through simplistic character designs and illustrations that blend manga and Franco-Belgian comics. She is internationally known for the manga Nyx no Lantern, winner of the 24th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award in 2020.
Jun'ya Ōta (太田 順也, Ōta Jun'ya) (born March 18, 1977), known professionally as ZUN, is a Japanese independent video game…Jun'ya Ōta (太田 順也, Ōta Jun'ya) (born March 18, 1977), known professionally as ZUN, is a Japanese independent video game developer and composer, known for creating the Touhou Project bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series through his one-man doujin group Team Shanghai Alice (上海アリス幻樂団, Shanhai Arisu Gengakudan; lit. "Shanghai Alice Fantasy Ensemble"). ZUN developed the first five Touhou games for the Japanese NEC PC-9800 computer series, with the first, Highly Responsive to Prayers, released in August 1997; the series' signature danmaku mechanics were introduced in the second game, Story of Eastern Wonderland (also 1997). The release of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil in August 2002 marked a shift to Microsoft Windows. Numerous sequels followed, including several spin-offs departing from the traditional bullet hell format. He has also collaborated with other circles to produce related print works and music albums. His Touhou series has become more particularly notable as a prominent source of Japanese dōjin content, with the series spawning a vast amount of fan-made works such as artwork, music, print works, video games, and Internet memes. Because of this, it has gained a large cult following outside of Japan. In 2010, the Guinness World Records called Touhou "the most prolific fan-based shooter series" ever created. The popularity of the series and its derivative works has been attributed in part to the few restrictions placed by ZUN on the use of his content. ZUN is also known as the Hakurei Kannushi (博麗神主), which is also the name he uses for his Twitter account.
Yoshio Sawai (澤井啓夫, Sawai Yoshio; born March 14, 1977 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist, best…Yoshio Sawai (澤井啓夫, Sawai Yoshio; born March 14, 1977 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo and sequel Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, both serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo was adapted into a 76 episodes anime series by the Toei Animation studio between 2003 and 2005. His father is Japanese literature academic Taizo Sawai.
Nakaba Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木央, Hepburn: Suzuki Nakaba; born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best…Nakaba Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木央, Hepburn: Suzuki Nakaba; born February 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his fantasy series The Seven Deadly Sins (2012–2020), which has over 55 million copies in circulation making it among the top 50 best-selling manga series of all time. He began a sequel, Four Knights of the Apocalypse, in 2021.
Q Hayashida (林田 球, Hayashida Kyū; born 1977) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her…Q Hayashida (林田 球, Hayashida Kyū; born 1977) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her series Dorohedoro, which was formerly serialized in Monthly Ikki, but moved to Hibana after Ikki ceased publication, and later moved to Monthly Shōnen Sunday after Hibana ceased publication. It was formerly serialized in English on Viz Media's SigIKKI site. Throughout her artwork, Hayashida uses a variety of artistic tools and media, including paint and textiles. She is known for her attention to detail and technical skill, as well as balancing horror and comedy in her stories.
Yu Aida (Japanese: 相田 裕, Hepburn: Aida Yū; born November 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best…Yu Aida (Japanese: 相田 裕, Hepburn: Aida Yū; born November 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known as the creator of Gunslinger Girl. Aida has also done the character designs for the eroge visual novel Bittersweet Fools.
Yoshiyuki Nishi (西 義之, Nishi Yoshiyuki; born December 27, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work…Yoshiyuki Nishi (西 義之, Nishi Yoshiyuki; born December 27, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his work, Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation. He is the former assistant of Takeshi Obata. Born and raised in Hachioji, Tokyo.
Akihisa Ikeda (池田晃久, Ikeda Akihisa; born October 25, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga Rosario +…Akihisa Ikeda (池田晃久, Ikeda Akihisa; born October 25, 1976) is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga Rosario + Vampire.
Takahiro Satō (佐藤 タカヒロ, Satō Takahiro; 24 July 1976 – 3 July 2018) was a Japanese manga artist from Yamagata…Takahiro Satō (佐藤 タカヒロ, Satō Takahiro; 24 July 1976 – 3 July 2018) was a Japanese manga artist from Yamagata prefecture. Satō created the manga Bachi Bachi, a sumo series that ran in Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2009 to 2012. Bachi Bachi went on to spawn two sequel series, Bachi Bachi BURST and Samejima, Saigo no Jūgonichi. Satō suffered a sudden death on 3 July 2018 at the age of 41 due to acute coronary syndrome. Samejima, Saigo no Jūgonichi was still running at the time of his death, and the last issue was published in July 2018. The final chapters were compiled into the 20th volume, which went on to be published posthumously in October of the same year. Sumo magazine Great Sumo Journal honored Satō with a special issue following his death, which featured the main character of Bachi Bachi. In November 2023, makuuchi-ranked wrestler Kitanowaka also paid tribute to Satō by performing his ring-entering ceremony with a keshō-mawashi made in the image of Samejima, the main character in Bachi Bachi.
Riichiro Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣 理一郎, Hepburn: Inagaki Riichirō; born June 20, 1976) is a Japanese manga writer from…Riichiro Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣 理一郎, Hepburn: Inagaki Riichirō; born June 20, 1976) is a Japanese manga writer from Tokyo. He started his career in 2001 publishing works for Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic Spirits. After three one-shots, he moved to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, in which he started the work he is best known for, Eyeshield 21. In collaboration with the artist Yusuke Murata, Eyeshield 21 was serialized between July 2002 and June 2009 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Between 2010 and 2015, Inagaki collaborated with several artists, including Bonjae, Katsunori Matsui, and Ryoichi Ikegami, and published one-shots in different magazines. He started a new series titled Dr. Stone in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2017, in collaboration with Boichi. He has 3 children with Orie Kimoto.
Mari Okada (Japanese: 岡田 麿里, Hepburn: Okada Mari; born 23 April 1976) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, and manga…Mari Okada (Japanese: 岡田 麿里, Hepburn: Okada Mari; born 23 April 1976) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Among her credits, Okada is best known for her writing and producing work on acclaimed anime series and films, including Toradora!, Anohana, Gosick, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, and her original manga series and its anime adaptation O Maidens in Your Savage Season.
Aya Takano (タカノ綾, Takano Aya; born December 22, 1976) is a Japanese painter, Superflat artist, manga artist, and…Aya Takano (タカノ綾, Takano Aya; born December 22, 1976) is a Japanese painter, Superflat artist, manga artist, and science fiction essayist. Aya Takano is represented by Kaikai Kiki, the artistic production studio created in 2001 by Takashi Murakami.
Karuho Shiina (Japanese: 椎名軽穂, Hepburn: Shiina Karuho) is a Japanese manga artist. Her manga Kimi ni Todoke won the…Karuho Shiina (Japanese: 椎名軽穂, Hepburn: Shiina Karuho) is a Japanese manga artist. Her manga Kimi ni Todoke won the award for best shōjo at the 32nd Kodansha Manga Award, and it was nominated for the first Manga Taishō in 2008. It was also adapted into an anime television series, a live action film and a TV drama series.
Mitsurou Kubo (久保 ミツロウ, Kubo Mitsurō) is the pen name of Mitsuko Kubo (久保 美津子, Kubo Mitsuko), a Japanese manga artist…Mitsurou Kubo (久保 ミツロウ, Kubo Mitsurō) is the pen name of Mitsuko Kubo (久保 美津子, Kubo Mitsuko), a Japanese manga artist, writer, and radio personality. She is the co-creator of the 2016 anime series Yuri on Ice.
Yoshinori Natsume (夏目義徳, Natsume Yoshinori; born August 23, 1975 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He…Yoshinori Natsume (夏目義徳, Natsume Yoshinori; born August 23, 1975 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He created Togari and authored the prestige format Batman manga mini-series Batman: Death Mask in April 2008. In 2013, he published his series White Tiger in Grand Jump.
Tatsuma Ejiri (江尻立真, Ejiri Tatsuma) is a Japanese manga artist from Kyoto Prefecture. After graduating from Kanazawa…Tatsuma Ejiri (江尻立真, Ejiri Tatsuma) is a Japanese manga artist from Kyoto Prefecture. After graduating from Kanazawa University he worked as a manga assistant for, among others, Eiichiro Oda and Jin Kobayashi. His first professionally published work was CHILDS published in the 1999 winter edition of Akamaru Jump. In 2006 his sports manga P2! -let's Play Pingpong!- was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. His latest work is Infini-T Force, which celebrates Tatsunoko Productions' 55th anniversary and has been licensed in English by Udon Entertainment.
Yasuhisa Hara (Japanese: 原 泰久, Hepburn: Hara Yasuhisa; born June 9, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of…Yasuhisa Hara (Japanese: 原 泰久, Hepburn: Hara Yasuhisa; born June 9, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series Kingdom. With more than 100 million tankōbon copies in circulation worldwide, Kingdom is one of the best-selling manga in history. In 2013, Hara won the Grand Prize of the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for his work on Kingdom.
Mitsuba Takanashi (高梨 みつば, Takanashi Mitsuba; born May 27, 1975, in Shimane Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. She…Mitsuba Takanashi (高梨 みつば, Takanashi Mitsuba; born May 27, 1975, in Shimane Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut in 1992 at the age of 17 in Bessatsu Margaret with "Koi nante nai."
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年, Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained…Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (島袋 光年, Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi; born May 19, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained success with his comedy series Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi! (1997–2002), but is better known for Toriko which was serialized from 2008 to 2016 and has over 25 million copies in circulation. He ranked 14th on Nikkei Entertainment's list of the most successful manga artists between 2010 and 2011.
Seiji Matsuyama (松山 せいじ, Matsuyama Seiji; born April 28, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuoka Prefecture. He…Seiji Matsuyama (松山 せいじ, Matsuyama Seiji; born April 28, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for drawing many works featuring women with extremely large breasts, and he himself refers to himself as a "boobie manga artist" in his doujinshi and other publications. He is married to fellow manga artist Sayu Matsuyama (松山 紗夕, Matsuyama Sayu).
Minoru Kawakami (川上稔, Kawakami Minoru) is a Japanese author of light novels, best known as the author of the Horizon in…Minoru Kawakami (川上稔, Kawakami Minoru) is a Japanese author of light novels, best known as the author of the Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and The Ending Chronicle light novel series.
Eiichiro Oda (Japanese: 尾田 栄一郎, Hepburn: Oda Eiichirō; born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist and the creator…Eiichiro Oda (Japanese: 尾田 栄一郎, Hepburn: Oda Eiichirō; born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series One Piece, the best-selling manga in history and the best-selling comic series printed in volume. With more than 600 million tankōbon copies of One Piece in circulation worldwide, Oda is one of the best-selling fiction authors. The series' popularity resulted in Oda being named one of the artists who changed the history of manga.
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series…Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, Naruto, which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, video games, and related media. Besides the Naruto manga, Kishimoto also personally supervised the three anime films, Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, The Last: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, and has written several one-shot stories. In 2019, Kishimoto wrote Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru which ended in March 2020. From May 2016 through October 2020 he supervised the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga written by Ukyō Kodachi and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. In November 2020 it was announced that he had taken over as writer on the series, replacing Kodachi. A reader of manga from a young age, Kishimoto showed a desire to write his own manga, citing authors Akira Toriyama and Katsuhiro Otomo as his main influences. As a result, Kishimoto spent several years working to write his own shōnen manga for Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine which he was a fan of.
Seishi Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本 聖史, Hepburn: Kishimoto Seishi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…Seishi Kishimoto (Japanese: 岸本 聖史, Hepburn: Kishimoto Seishi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for O-Parts Hunter, which was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 2001 to 2007. He has since completed four more manga series, Blazer Drive (2008–2011), Kurenai no Ōkami to Ashikase no Hitsuji (2011–2013), Sukedachi 09 (2014–2016), and Mad Chimera World (2017–2019).
Makoto Kawada (河田 誠, Kawada Makoto; born August 23, 1974, in Gifu, Japan), known by the pen name Makoto Raiku (雷句誠…Makoto Kawada (河田 誠, Kawada Makoto; born August 23, 1974, in Gifu, Japan), known by the pen name Makoto Raiku (雷句誠, Raiku Makoto), is a manga artist known for creating the Zatch Bell! franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga Ushio & Tora, he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday shōnen manga anthology such as Bird Man (about a young pilot), Hero Ba-Ban (about a cheerful, but weak superhero) and Genmai Blade (about a teenage medicinal exorcist, of which he created both a one-shot and a two-part story). By 1999, he had created the series Newtown Heroes, which was published in Shōnen Sunday Super, a seasonal publication featuring upcoming manga artists and one-shots from the main Sunday book.
Ryūsui Seiryōin (清涼院 流水, Seiryōin Ryūsui; born August 9, 1974) is a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various…Ryūsui Seiryōin (清涼院 流水, Seiryōin Ryūsui; born August 9, 1974) is a Japanese novelist, active in mystery and various other fields. He was born in 1974, in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He won the 2nd Mephisto Prize in 1996 while in Kyoto University, and started to work as a novelist. After that, Ryusui published over 60 novels. His works are always controversial. The JDC (Japan Detectives Club) series has inspired tribute novels by authors like Ōtarō Maijō and Nisio Isin. In 2007, he achieved the publication of the series, "What a perfect world!", for 12 consecutive months. In the same year, he carried out "Doumo tour", the autograph sessions for 12 consecutive months held in Japanese major cities, and made a great success. On May 1, 2009, he launched "bbbcircle", his official website, with Kai Chamberlain, a Canadian cartoonist.
Masayuki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 雅之, Hepburn: Ishikawa Masayuki; born 23 October 1974 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a…Masayuki Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 雅之, Hepburn: Ishikawa Masayuki; born 23 October 1974 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture and Maria the Virgin Witch; both of which were adapted into anime television series.
Kōji Seo (瀬尾 公治, Seo Kōji; born July 26, 1974) is a Japanese manga creator from Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan. He has…Kōji Seo (瀬尾 公治, Seo Kōji; born July 26, 1974) is a Japanese manga creator from Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan. He has stated in an interview that he was a member of his high school's track and field team and that he loves to watch baseball, both of which are emphasized in his hit manga Suzuka. He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot HALF & HALF in Magazine Fresh. His first three series, W's, Cross Over and Suzuka mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. W's used tennis, Cross Over featured basketball, while Suzuka focused on track and field. He was an assistant to Tsukasa Ōshima, and respects Fujiko F. Fujio and Masahito Soda.
Kyosuke Usuta (うすた 京介, Usuta Kyōsuke; born May 25, 1974 in Aichi Prefecture but raised in Kōshi, Kumamoto) is a…Kyosuke Usuta (うすた 京介, Usuta Kyōsuke; born May 25, 1974 in Aichi Prefecture but raised in Kōshi, Kumamoto) is a Japanese manga artist. His best known works are Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san which was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1995 to 1997 and which was adapted into a 48-episode anime series produced by Magic Bus; and Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar which was also serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 2000 and 2010, adapted into an anime film and a live action film in 2008.
Yūji Terajima (Japanese: 寺嶋 裕二, Hepburn: Terajima Yūji; born 10 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Mannō…Yūji Terajima (Japanese: 寺嶋 裕二, Hepburn: Terajima Yūji; born 10 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Mannō, Kagawa. He is the writer and illustrator of the baseball manga Ace of Diamond which won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. In 2010, it won the 34th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Rando Ayamine (綾峰欄人, Ayamine Rando; born 1974) is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the GetBackers series.…Rando Ayamine (綾峰欄人, Ayamine Rando; born 1974) is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the GetBackers series. Since the completion of Get Backers, he has been working on a new manga series called Holy Talker.
Kenta Shinohara (篠原 健太, Shinohara Kenta; born 9 January 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his…Kenta Shinohara (篠原 健太, Shinohara Kenta; born 9 January 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Sket Dance, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2007 to 2013 and won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2010. His next series, Astra Lost in Space, serialized on Shonen Jump+ from 2016 to 2017 and won the 2019 Manga Taishō. Shinohara began serializing his currently ongoing series Witch Watch in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2021.
Kengo Hanazawa (花沢 健吾, Hanazawa Kengo; born January 5, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his seinen works. He…Kengo Hanazawa (花沢 健吾, Hanazawa Kengo; born January 5, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his seinen works. He won the Topic Award of the 2005 Sense of Gender Awards for Ressentiment and was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taisho for I Am a Hero. In 2013, I Am a Hero won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. I Am a Hero has received a live-action film adaptation, directed by Shinsuke Sato. His series Boys on the Run was also adapted into a live-action film in 2010. He formerly worked as Osamu Uoto's assistant.
Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士, Okazaki Takashi) (born March 18, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, visual designer and graphic…Takashi Okazaki (岡崎 能士, Okazaki Takashi) (born March 18, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, visual designer and graphic designer, most notable for writing and illustrating the manga series Afro Samurai.
Shimoku Kio (木尾 士目, Kio Shimoku; born 1974) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga Genshiken, which was…Shimoku Kio (木尾 士目, Kio Shimoku; born 1974) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga Genshiken, which was originally serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon. Kodansha later published its volumes in Japan, and by Del Rey in the United States. Genshiken is an anime, manga, and light novel series about a college otaku club and its members.
