is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. With his work consisting of 4-panel comics, Okawa debuted professionally in 2008 with the manga series ''Super Elegant'' and rose to popularity with his 2014 series ''

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''. Okawa is also a regular contributing artist for the ''

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Career

Prior to making his commercial debut, Okawa drew under the circle name Fuminbain. In 2008, he released his first series, ''Super Elegant'', through '' Dengeki G's Festival! Comic''. In addition to drawing manga, as a contributor, Okawa regularly collaborates with other franchises such as ''

'' and ''

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''. On October 3, 2021, Okawa launched a

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channel to celebrate his 35th birthday. He later debuted as a

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on June 21, 2022, using a model designed by Nekosuke Okogemaru and sold on the resource website Nizima.

Copyright violations

Okawa's

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account was temporarily suspended on June 8, 2018. After his account was reinstated, Okawa stated that the reason for the suspension was due to copyright infringement from a drawing he posted of MS-09B Dom from ''

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''; however, some online commenters have discussed that the suspension may have been a result of a coordinated attack from his detractors or from flippant death threats Okawa had made towards Lawson. On October 4, 2018, manga artist Buichi Terasawa accused Okawa of copyright infringement over a collaboration sweatshirt from ''

'' and fashion brand Candy Stripper. The sweatshirt had parodied Terasawa's manga series '' Cobra'' and directly referenced the series in its product description. Okawa posted an apology, while the sweatshirt was removed from sale.

Personal life

On April 30, 2022, Okawa announced through

that he had gotten married; he and his wife had been living together since 2020.

Works

As creator

As contributor

References

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