Kenneth Otabor (born 13 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tochigi SC.
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Promise Onye Ogochukwu (born 13 March 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for YSCC…
Promise Onye Ogochukwu (born 13 March 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for YSCC Yokohama of J3 League.
Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's…
Tsugumi Sakurai (born 3 September 2001) is a retired Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She is a three-time gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships (2021, 2022, and 2023). Sakurai also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡幸大郎, Kiyooka Kotaro; born 12 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65…
Kotaro Kiyooka (清岡幸大郎, Kiyooka Kotaro; born 12 April 2001) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 65 kilogram class. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he became the reigning Olympic champion. He qualified by reaching the finals at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and by winning the Olympic national trials, where he defeated World and Olympic champion Takuto Otoguro.
Hazuki Miyamoto (born 25 December 2000; Japanese: 宮本葉月) is a Japanese diver.
Joshua Mfonobong Temitope (born March 18, 2000) is a Nigerian professional basketball player. She plays for Fujitsu Red…
Joshua Mfonobong Temitope (born March 18, 2000) is a Nigerian professional basketball player. She plays for Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League (W-League). Her position is center.
🎓 Tokyo Healthcare University🏫 Kochi Chuo High School📅 Born March 18🎂 Born 2000📍 From Kochi Prefecture💼 Basketball
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Erina Ike (born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese judoka. Ike is the gold medalist of the 2016 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao in the…
Erina Ike (born 2 May 1995) is a Japanese judoka. Ike is the gold medalist of the 2016 Judo Grand Prix Qingdao in the –70 kg category.
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Higashi Osaka University Keiai High School📅 Born May 2🎂 Born 1996📍 From Kochi Prefecture💼 Judo
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Ren Wada (和田 恋, Wada Ren; born September 26, 1995 in Tosa, Kōchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He…
Ren Wada (和田 恋, Wada Ren; born September 26, 1995 in Tosa, Kōchi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Rina Nabeshima (鍋島 莉奈, Nabeshima Rina; born 16 December 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the…
Rina Nabeshima (鍋島 莉奈, Nabeshima Rina; born 16 December 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 5000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
Chiyonoumi Meitaro (Japanese 千代の海 明太郎, born January 11, 1993 as Meitaro Hamamachi) is a Japanese former professional…
Chiyonoumi Meitaro (Japanese 千代の海 明太郎, born January 11, 1993 as Meitaro Hamamachi) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Kochi Prefecture. He debuted in May 2015 as a wrestler for Kokonoe stable and reached his highest rank of Juryo 8 in March 2019. He has won three yusho, one in Jonidan, one in Sandanme and one in Jonokuchi.
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Sukumo High School📅 Born January 11🎂 Born 1993📍 From Kuroshio, Kōchi
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Takuya Kinoshita (木下 拓哉, Kinoshita Takuya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the…
Takuya Kinoshita (木下 拓哉, Kinoshita Takuya; born December 18, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Jumpei Furuya (古谷純平, Furuya Jumpei; born 18 May 1991) is a Japanese triathlete. He won the gold medal in the men's…
Jumpei Furuya (古谷純平, Furuya Jumpei; born 18 May 1991) is a Japanese triathlete. He won the gold medal in the men's triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. He also won the gold medal in the mixed relay event.
Shino Kunisawa (born 27 April 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club…
Shino Kunisawa (born 27 April 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Nagano Parceiro.
Yoshifumi Nakajima (born September 25, 1990), nicknamed Gottsu, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays…
Yoshifumi Nakajima (born September 25, 1990), nicknamed Gottsu, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League in Japan. He was selected by the Akita Northern Happinets with the second overall pick in the 2014 bj League draft.
🎓 Tenri University🏫 Meitoku Gijuku High School📅 Born September 25🎂 Born 1990📍 From Kōchi, Kōchi💼 Basketball
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Shino Yamanaka (山中 詩乃, Yamanaka Shino; born 3 August 1990 in Kochi Prefecture) is a Japanese modern pentathlete. At the…
Shino Yamanaka (山中 詩乃, Yamanaka Shino; born 3 August 1990 in Kochi Prefecture) is a Japanese modern pentathlete. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's competition, finishing in 30th place.
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Kazuhito Futagami (Japanese 二神 一人; born 3 June 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays…
Kazuhito Futagami (Japanese 二神 一人; born 3 June 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Tochiōzan Yūichirō (Japanese: 栃煌山 雄一郎; born March 9, 1987 as Yūichirō Kageyama (影山 雄一郎)) is a Japanese former…
Tochiōzan Yūichirō (Japanese: 栃煌山 雄一郎; born March 9, 1987 as Yūichirō Kageyama (影山 雄一郎)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Aki, Kōchi. He made his professional debut in January 2005 and reached the top makuuchi division in March 2007, retiring in July 2020. At one point he was regarded as one of the most promising Japanese rikishi during a period of domination by foreign born wrestlers. His highest rank was sekiwake. His best performance came in May 2012 when he tied with Kyokutenhō after fifteen days but was beaten in a play-off. He earned six special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and six gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He made twenty-five appearances in the san'yaku ranks.
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Shinichi Tanioka (谷岡 慎一, Tanioka Shin'ichi; born 16 February 1987) is a Japanese announcer for Fuji Television.
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Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC…
Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club (松本山雅フットボールクラブ, Matsumoto Yamaga Futtobōru Kurabu) or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC, Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī) is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Matsumoto, located in the Nagano Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier of professional football.
Kei Homma (本間 圭, Homma Kei; born 1985) is a Japanese football manager and coach.
Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his…
Tosayutaka Yūya (born 10 March 1985) is a former sumo wrestler from Tosa City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 2007, reaching the top makuuchi division in July 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 1. After a long hiatus due to injury, he worked his way back up the ranks, logging several lower division championships on the way. In January 2015 he finally reached the top division again after an 18 tournament absence. His comeback from sandanme 84 was the lowest any wrestler since World War II has fallen and still managed to again reach the top division, until surpassed by Terunofuji. After further injury setbacks he announced his retirement in January 2016. He became stablemaster of Tokitsukaze stable in February 2021 after the Japan Sumo Association asked the previous stablemaster to retire.
🎓 Tokyo University of Agriculture🏫 Kochi Technical High School📅 Born March 10🎂 Born 1985📍 From Tosa, Kōchi💼 Sumo
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Kanae Oki (Japanese: 沖 佳苗, Hepburn: Oki Kanae; born July 20, 1984) is a Japanese voice actress. She has had several…
Kanae Oki (Japanese: 沖 佳苗, Hepburn: Oki Kanae; born July 20, 1984) is a Japanese voice actress. She has had several starring roles in anime shows such as Love Momozono/Cure Peach in Fresh Pretty Cure!, Aki Yamamoto in Yes! PreCure 5, Hazuki Makino in Loups=Garous, Akie Takasugi in Hell Girl: Three Vessels, Minamo Aoi in Real Drive. She also voiced Jacqueline du Pré in Soul Eater.
Keisuke Katto (甲藤 啓介) was born November 12, 1983. He is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's…
Keisuke Katto (甲藤 啓介) was born November 12, 1983. He is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2007 to 2012.
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Rui Komatsu (小松 塁, Komatsu Rui; born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz…
Rui Komatsu (小松 塁, Komatsu Rui; born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz Kitakyushu as a striker.
🎓 Kwansei Gakuin University🏫 Kochi Otemae High School📅 Born August 29🎂 Born 1983📍 From Kochi Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Toyonoshima Daiki (born June 26, 1983, as Daiki Kajiwara) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kōchi…
Toyonoshima Daiki (born June 26, 1983, as Daiki Kajiwara) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kōchi, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2002, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2004. He was a runner-up in five tournaments, and earned ten special prizes. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he first reached in September 2008 and held for five tournaments in total. Following a suspension in July 2010 he was demoted to the jūryō division, but upon his return to makuuchi in November 2010 he took part in a playoff for the championship. He won four kinboshi or gold stars awarded for yokozuna upsets, three of them earned by defeating Harumafuji from 2013 to 2015. He wrestled for Tokitsukaze stable. He retired in 2020 and was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name of Izutsu-oyakata until his departure from the association in January 2023.
Yuji Okabayashi (岡林 裕二, Okabayashi Yūji; born October 31, 1982) is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler. He is…
Yuji Okabayashi (岡林 裕二, Okabayashi Yūji; born October 31, 1982) is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, but is on an indefinite absence. Known as "The Golem", he has been working in BJW since his debut in June 2008, and is best known as part of a tag team with Daisuke Sekimoto, with whom he has held the BJW Tag Team Championship, All Japan Pro Wrestling's (AJPW) World Tag Team and All Asia Tag Team Championships and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT)'s KO-D Tag Team Championship. As a singles wrestler, he is notably a four-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion.
Hisako Shirata (白田 久子, しらたひさこ, Shirata Hisako; born 17 August 1982 in Kōchi, Kōchi) is a Japanese actress, fashion…
Hisako Shirata (白田 久子, しらたひさこ, Shirata Hisako; born 17 August 1982 in Kōchi, Kōchi) is a Japanese actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder. Shirata's affiliation office originally Flos, after passing through Blenden on the way, as of 2013 she is no with Adesso. She graduated from Horikoshi High School. Shirata has an older brother who is nine years older.
Kazumasa Azuma (東 和政, Azuma Kazumasa; born June 1, 1982) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher…
Kazumasa Azuma (東 和政, Azuma Kazumasa; born June 1, 1982) is a retired Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher with the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.
Taisei Fujita (藤田 泰成, Fujita Taisei; born January 31, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Ryotaro Doi (土居 龍太郎, Doi Ryōtarō) (born January 11, 1981) is a former professional baseball player in Japan. Doi for a…
Ryotaro Doi (土居 龍太郎, Doi Ryōtarō) (born January 11, 1981) is a former professional baseball player in Japan. Doi for a period played for the Yokohama BayStars. Doi played as a pitcher.
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Hiroshi Miyama (三山 ひろし, Miyama Hiroshi; born 17 September 1980, in Nankoku, Kōchi) is a Japanese enka singer. His real…
Hiroshi Miyama (三山 ひろし, Miyama Hiroshi; born 17 September 1980, in Nankoku, Kōchi) is a Japanese enka singer. His real name is Masaaki Tsuneishi (恒石 正彰, Tsuneishi Masaaki). Miyama's voice gives people a sense of security and vitality ανδ is called "Vitamin Voice" (ビタミンボイス, Bitamin Boisu).
Yukinobo Ike (池 透暢, Ike Yukinobo; born July 21, 1980 in Kōchi, Kōchi) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player whose…
Yukinobo Ike (池 透暢, Ike Yukinobo; born July 21, 1980 in Kōchi, Kōchi) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player whose position class is 3.0. He currently plays for Nikko Asset Management/Kochi Freedom and has captained the Japanese national team since 2014. He won a bronze medal in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal in the 2024 edition.
Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川 球児, Fujikawa Kyūji; born July 21, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball relief pitcher…
Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川 球児, Fujikawa Kyūji; born July 21, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball relief pitcher who currently serves as the manager for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers from 2000 to 2012 and 2016 to 2020, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers from 2013 to 2015. As of 2026, Fujikawa ranks in NPB's top ten in both career saves and career holds, a distinction shared only with Naoya Masuda. Fujikawa was a member of the gold-medal Japanese teams in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship, and the 2009 World Baseball Classic and represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Known for the movement on his four-seam fastball and his success as a setup man and closer, he was elected to the Meikyukai, one of Japan's two baseball halls of fame, in 2022.
Saori Shimai (島井 咲緒里, Shimai Saori; born May 15, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who…
Saori Shimai (島井 咲緒里, Shimai Saori; born May 15, 1980) is a Japanese retired women's professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 2-dan. As of July 2023, she is serving as an executive director of Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan (LPSA).
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Kentaro Yabuki (Japanese: 矢吹 健太朗, Hepburn: Yabuki Kentarō; born February 4, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist, best…
Kentaro Yabuki (Japanese: 矢吹 健太朗, Hepburn: Yabuki Kentarō; born February 4, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Black Cat (2000–2004) and for illustrating To Love Ru (2006–2009) and To Love Ru Darkness (2010–2017) alongside author Saki Hasemi. Yabuki also wrote and illustrated the series Ayakashi Triangle (2020–2023). His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Hikaru no Go, Death Note and Bakuman.
Masato Wada (和田 正人, Wada Masato) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in The…
Masato Wada (和田 正人, Wada Masato) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Sengoku Kiyosumi in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu (and making a cameo in the Prince of Tennis live action film adaptation). He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. He starred as Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red in the 2012 Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger.
Junpei Fujita (藤田 淳平, Fujita Junpei) is a Japanese arranger and composer, and a founding member of Elements Garden. His…
Junpei Fujita (藤田 淳平, Fujita Junpei) is a Japanese arranger and composer, and a founding member of Elements Garden. His work includes composition and arrangement of some tracks of singles and albums of Nana Mizuki including albums Hybrid Universe, Ultimate Diamond and Impact Exciter and singles "Wild Eyes", "Super Generation", "Junketsu Paradox", "Mugen" and Starcamp EP. He also composed music for a track on Mamoru Miyano album Wonder and Mamoru Miyano single Refrain. Along with other members of Elements Garden, he also worked on the soundtrack of the game Wild Arms XF, and composed and arranged music for the game G Senjō no Maō and franchise BanG Dream!. He also arranged music from the PC version of the visual novel Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka. He married singer Suara in 2009.
Akihiro Kitamura (北村 昭博, Kitamura Akihiro; born March 26, 1979) is a Japanese actor and director, who appeared in The…
Akihiro Kitamura (北村 昭博, Kitamura Akihiro; born March 26, 1979) is a Japanese actor and director, who appeared in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and Cobra Kai as Young Sato.
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Miyo Okamoto (岡本三代, Okamoto Miyo; born 1 July 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a…
Miyo Okamoto (岡本三代, Okamoto Miyo; born 1 July 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She was most recently the head coach of the Thailand senior and under-20 women's national teams.
🏫 Shizuoka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School📅 Born July 1🎂 Born 1978📍 From Kōchi, Kōchi💼 Football (Soccer)
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Takafumi Yoshimoto (吉本 岳史, Yoshimoto Takafumi; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who…
Takafumi Yoshimoto (吉本 岳史, Yoshimoto Takafumi; born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football manager and former player who play as a Defender. He currently manager of Tokushima Vortis.
Tomotaka Okamoto (岡本 知高, Okamoto Tomotaka; born December 3, 1976) is a Japanese sopranist.
Koji Yoshimura (吉村 光示, Yoshimura Kōji; born April 13, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother…
Koji Yoshimura (吉村 光示, Yoshimura Kōji; born April 13, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Keiji is also a former footballer.
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Mayuko Aoki (青木 麻由子, Aoki Mayuko; born December 17, 1975) is a Japanese actress and voice actress who has worked on…
Mayuko Aoki (青木 麻由子, Aoki Mayuko; born December 17, 1975) is a Japanese actress and voice actress who has worked on several anime and video game productions.
Kōjirō Takano is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
🎓 Tokyo University of Agriculture🏫 Kochi Chuo High School📅 Born September 30🎂 Born 1974📍 From Kōchi, Kōchi💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kosei Kitauchi (北内 耕成, Kitauchi Kosei; born April 25, 1974) is a former Japanese football player.
Mayo Okamoto (岡本 真夜, Okamoto Mayo; born January 9, 1974, in Nakamura, Kōchi) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.…
Mayo Okamoto (岡本 真夜, Okamoto Mayo; born January 9, 1974, in Nakamura, Kōchi) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Her 1995 debut single "Tomorrow" peaked at number 1 on the Oricon weekly single charts. This was the theme song for TBS drama "Second Chance" in 1995, and covered for rhythm game Donkey Konga 3 in 2005. She released her greatest hits album Rise 1 in 2000. The album topped the Oricon weekly album charts. Her song "Itsuka Kitto" is the Japanese theme song for the dub of Chicken Little.
Tosanoumi Toshio (born February 16, 1972, as Toshio Yamamoto in Aki City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo…
Tosanoumi Toshio (born February 16, 1972, as Toshio Yamamoto in Aki City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. He first reached the top division of professional sumo in 1995, winning 13 special prizes and earning 11 kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna over his long career. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. He retired in 2010 to become a coach at his stable, Isenoumi stable under the name of Tatekawa.
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Naoshi Mizuta (水田 直志, Mizuta Naoshi; born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best…
Naoshi Mizuta (水田 直志, Mizuta Naoshi; born January 24, 1972) is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Final Fantasy franchise, most notably Final Fantasy XI, and has also composed music for games such as Street Fighter Alpha, Mega Man & Bass, and Parasite Eve II. He started his career at Capcom before moving to Square (now Square Enix) in 1998.
Junya Inoue (井上 淳哉, Inoue Jun'ya; born 1971 in Shimanto, Kochi) is a Japanese manga artist. He is also known by the…
Junya Inoue (井上 淳哉, Inoue Jun'ya; born 1971 in Shimanto, Kochi) is a Japanese manga artist. He is also known by the name Joker Jun. In 1991 he replied to a recruitment ad for Toaplan. Along with some other staff Inoue was transferred to Gazelle before he left to join Cave, where he worked as character and graphic designer, sound producer, and a video game director. ESP Ra.De. was his first title as graphic director. He debuted as a manga artist in 2002, with his work Otogi Matsuri (おとぎ奉り; lit. Dark Offering). He is best known in the West for his manga Btooom!, which was serialized from 2009 to 2018.
Daisuke Moriyama (Japanese: 森山大輔, Hepburn: Moriyama Daisuke; born September 11, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist best…
Daisuke Moriyama (Japanese: 森山大輔, Hepburn: Moriyama Daisuke; born September 11, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the Chrono Crusade series which was adapted into a 24 episodes anime series by the studio Gonzo. Moriyama worked on a series called World Embryo, which was serialized in the Young King OURs magazine from 2005 to 2014.