Sora Tokui (徳井 青空, Tokui Sora; born December 26, 1989 in Minamibōsō) is a Japanese voice actress and manga artist who…Sora Tokui (徳井 青空, Tokui Sora; born December 26, 1989 in Minamibōsō) is a Japanese voice actress and manga artist who made her debut as a voice actress in 2009 as Himemiya in Weiß Survive R, in 2019 as Suzu Kurokawa in Kiratto Pri Chan and in 2024 as Airi Mitsuba in Himitsu no AiPri.
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.
Tsunomaru (つの丸; born 27 May 1970 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist who writes mostly shōnen manga. He debuted…Tsunomaru (つの丸; born 27 May 1970 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist who writes mostly shōnen manga. He debuted in 1991 with "Go Go Pocho Mukin" (GOGOポチョムキン), which received the Shōnen Weekly Jump newcomer's award. Tsunomaru is best known for the horse-racing comedy Midori no Makibaō, which was adapted as a 61-episode anime television series and received the 1997 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.
Takeshi Okano (Japanese: 岡野 剛, Hepburn: Okano Takeshi; born May 9, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known…Takeshi Okano (Japanese: 岡野 剛, Hepburn: Okano Takeshi; born May 9, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his work illustrating Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube, with Shō Makura writing the story. It has been adapted into two anime television series and a live-action television drama. He has illustrated several related works, including Reibaishi Izuna. Okano has also illustrated Digimon Next, while Tatsuya Hamazaki wrote the story.
Kōsuke Fujishima (藤島 康介, Fujishima Kōsuke; born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He has…Kōsuke Fujishima (藤島 康介, Fujishima Kōsuke; born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He has created several manga series, the best known of which are You're Under Arrest! and Oh My Goddess!. Fujishima is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, which is reflected in many of his series. He is also known for being a character designer for several video games, including those from the Tales series and the first five games from Sakura Wars.
Ryōji Minagawa (皆川 亮二, Minagawa Ryōji; born July 5, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist born in Sumida, Tokyo. He was…Ryōji Minagawa (皆川 亮二, Minagawa Ryōji; born July 5, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist born in Sumida, Tokyo. He was invited with Spriggan story writer Hiroshi Takashige to go to a comic convention in Portugal in 1996 as a guest of honor due to his work on Spriggan. He worked on other manga comics before he went on to create Project ARMS with fellow manga artist, Kyoichi Nanatsuki. His first name is sometimes transliterated as Ryouji.
Yōko Shōji (庄司 陽子, Shōji Yōko; born 4 June 1950, in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for…Yōko Shōji (庄司 陽子, Shōji Yōko; born 4 June 1950, in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for writing Seito Shokun! (Attention Students!), for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1978.
Hiroshi Motomiya (本宮 ひろ志; born June 25, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist from Chiba Prefecture. His works include…Hiroshi Motomiya (本宮 ひろ志; born June 25, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist from Chiba Prefecture. His works include Tenchi wo Kurau (1983–1984) and Salary Man Kintaro (1994–2002). By April 2026, his various works published by Shueisha had over 100 million copies in circulation, making him one of the best-selling authors of all time.
Tadao Tsuge (つげ忠男; real name 柘植忠男; born 1941) is a Japanese alternative manga artist. He is known to write stories…Tadao Tsuge (つげ忠男; real name 柘植忠男; born 1941) is a Japanese alternative manga artist. He is known to write stories about the kimin (棄民; the "abandoned" people) and burakumin of Japanese society, as well the men who tried to reintegrate into Japanese society after World War II. Tsuge is one of the first artists to create autobiographical work about growing up in poverty in Tokyo. Some themes explored in his work include post-war trauma, class, poverty, masculinity, sex work, geography, and neighborhood environments. He currently lives in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
J-ta Yamada (山田 J太 or 山田 ジェイ太, Yamada Jeita; born January 26) is a Japanese manga artist. Yamada is known for creating…J-ta Yamada (山田 J太 or 山田 ジェイ太, Yamada Jeita; born January 26) is a Japanese manga artist. Yamada is known for creating the manga Asatte no Houkou, which also spawned an anime. Yamada also created the manga Majina! and the manga Gifuto. He has created a mahjong game called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jong, which is based on 07th Expansion's Higurashi When They Cry. It began appearing once a month in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong magazine starting on January 1, 2010.
Yui Haga (葉賀ユイ, Haga Yui) is a Japanese light novel, manga, and anime artist. His most famous work is Baka and Test…Yui Haga (葉賀ユイ, Haga Yui) is a Japanese light novel, manga, and anime artist. His most famous work is Baka and Test, which inspired a two series anime and a video game for the PlayStation Portable. He is also responsible for Astarotte no Omocha! and Sakura*Nadeshiko. Additionally, he was responsible for the ending illustrations in Nisemonogatari.
Shizue Takanashi (たかなししずえ, Takanashi Shizue) is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the manga series of the…Shizue Takanashi (たかなししずえ, Takanashi Shizue) is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the manga series of the girls' anime Ojamajo Doremi. In 1981, she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for Ohayō! Spank.
Masakazu Katsura (Japanese: 桂 正和, Hepburn: Katsura Masakazu; born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known…Masakazu Katsura (Japanese: 桂 正和, Hepburn: Katsura Masakazu; born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known for hero and romance series. His works include Wing-Man (1983–1985), Video Girl Ai (1989–1992), I"s (1997–1999), and Zetman (2002–2014). He has also worked as a character designer for Iria: Zeiram the Animation, Tiger & Bunny and Garo: Crimson Moon, as well as the video game Astral Chain.
