is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

who is known for creating the manga series ''

Kamen Rider Spirits is a manga adaptation of the popular '' Kamen Rider'' franchise by Kenichi Muraeda. The story focuses on the ten original Kamen Riders with shifting focus on main characters. The original series ended when ''Magazine Z'' ceased publicatio ...

''. He is married to fellow manga artist .

History

After working as an assistant to manga artist Satoshi Yoshida, Muraeda made his debut in 1987 with ''Arm a Champion'' ('' Weekly Shōnen Sunday extra issue'', November). He has been a childhood friend since kindergarten of Fumiaki Tatesako, who was in charge of the manga adaptation of '' Gyōten Ningen Batseelor''. He is known for his friendship with many manga artists who have serialized their works in ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, ...

'', including Katsutoshi Kawai,

Kōji Kumeta is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are '' Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'', '' Katteni Kaizō'', ''Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', and '' Joshiraku''. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', until the abru ...

, Takashi Shiina, and

Kazuhiro Fujita is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Nihon University. He made his professional manga debut in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' in 1989. He is most famous for the manga '' Ushio & Tora'', for which he won Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in ...

, and is also a friend of voice actor

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. In the spring of 2012, Muraeda moved from Tokyo to his hometown in

Ashikita, Kumamoto is a town located in Ashikita District (葦北郡, ''Ashikita-gun''), Kumamoto, Japan. Ashikita is situated on the south west coast of the island of Kyushu in Southern Japan, and it is known for its attractive coastlines, beaches and its produ ...

Prefecture.西へ還る
- Kenichi Muraeda's blog, March 22, 2012

Works

* "Koujirou" (1990) * "Oretachi no Field" (1992) * "Red" (1998) * "Kamoshika!" (1999) * "

" (2001–2009) * "Muraeda Kenichi Tanpenshuu" (2002) * "Seinaru Yoru ni Sanposuru" (2005) * "Tentou Pirates" (2007) * "The End Kajin" (2007) * "Z-End" (2009) * "Shin Kamen Rider Spirits" (2009)

References

External links

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Kenichi Muraeda
at Media Arts Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Muraeda, Kenichi Living people Manga artists from Kumamoto Prefecture 1967 births