, real name Shūji Satō (佐藤修司 ''Satō Shūji'', born December 19, 1957, in

Kutchan is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kutchan lies slightly north of the volcano Mount Yōtei, and is approximately 50 kilometers west of Sapporo. The subprefecture government offices are located in this town, making it ...

, Abuta District,

Hokkaidō is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...

), is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

. Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as

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. In 1991, his manga ''

Mobile Police Patlabor , also known as ''Patlabor'' (a portmanteau of "patrol" and "labor"), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of manga artist Masami Yūki, director Mamoru Oshii, screenwriter Kazunori It� ...

'' received the 36th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

for shōnen.

Works

*'' Aliens Next Door'' (1

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

) *''

Assemble Insert is a 1985 manga series by Masami Yuki (best known for his manga and anime series '' Mobile Police Patlabor''). The main character is a young would-be idol singer and high school student, Maron Namikaze, who has superhuman strength. She battl ...

'' *'' Atom: The Beginning'' *''

Birdy the Mighty is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from 1985 to 1988, but it was eventually abandoned. Over a decade later, Yuki began a re ...

'' **Original version: 1 tankōbon **Remake: 20 tankōbon as of October 2008 *'' Birdy the Mighty: Evolution'' ** 13 tankōbon as of October 2012 *'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon, co-authored with

Miki Tori , also known as Micky Bird or Mickey Bird, is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, essayist, and screenplay writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Awards (in 1994 for ''Dai-Hon'ya'', and in 1998 for ''SF Tai ...

) **'' Doyō Wide Satsujin Jiken: Kyōto Waraningyō Satsujin Jiken'' (1 tankōbon) *'' Jaja Uma Grooming Up!'' (26 tankōbon, 14 bunkoban) *'' Kyūkyoku Chōjin R'' (5 bunkobon) *'' Magical Lucy'' *'' Mariana Densetsu'' (3 tankōbon) *'' Pangea no Musume Kunie'' (5 tankōbon) *'' Parody World'' *''

'' (22 tankōbon, 11 wideban, 11 bunkoban) *''

Shinkurō, Hashiru! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Monthly Big Comic Spirits'' from January 2018 to October 2019, and later transferred to ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' ...

'' (11 tankōbon as of September 2022) *''

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'' *''

Yūki Masami no Hateshinai Monogatari Yuki, Yūki or Yuuki may refer to: Places * Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), a town in Jinseki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), a town in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan * Yūki, Ibaraki, a city on Honshu island in Japan * Yuki, ...

'' (2 tankōbon) Yuki is also the designer of the avatar mascot for the

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Gumi.

References

External links

Yūki Masami Official Site
(in Japanese) 1957 births Living people Manga artists from Hokkaido {{manga-artist-stub