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 ...

. Kashimoto is the creator of ''

Tasuke, the Samurai Cop ''Tasuke, the Samurai Cop'', known in Japanese as , is a manga series created by Manavu Kashimoto. It was adapted as an anime television series by Studio Pierrot broadcast in 22 episode on TV Tokyo (TX) from October 19, 1990 to March 22, 199 ...

'', ''

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Croket! , also spelled ''Korokke!'', is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by Shogakukan in ''CoroCoro Comic'' from April 2000 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It received the 2003 Shoga ...

''. In 2003 he won the

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

for the children's category for ''Croket!''.

Works

'' ( 江戸っ子ボーイがってん太助) (October 1990-March 1991) ''Storm J Boy Buttobi Fighter'' (嵐のJボーイぶっとび闘人) (April 1992-June 1995) ''

'' (学級王ヤマザキ) (September 1995-February 2001) ''Aboveboard Crocodile'' (超番ワニ) (February 2000-July 2001) ''

'' (コロッケ) (April 2001-November 2006) ''I’m Galileo'' (ぼくはガリレオ) (January 2007-September 2010) ''Kimeru’s Y O Y O !'' (キメルのＹＯＹＯ！) (October 2010-March 2012) ''Back Fist Tonma'' (手裏拳トンマ) (2016-2018)

References

1967 births Living people Manga artists from Ehime Prefecture {{Japan-artist-stub