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 ...

. He is best known as the artist for the series ''

Psychometrer Eiji is a Japanese manga series written by Yuma Ando and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. It was serialized by Kodansha in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1996 to 2000, with its chapters collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel, titled ''Ps ...

'' and '' Kunimitsu no Matsuri'', both written by

Shin Kibayashi is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for '' shōnen'' for writing ''Kunimitsu no Matsuri''. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹直) is shared with his ...

under the name Ando Yuma, and both of which have been adapted into live-action dramas. His current series, which he both writes and draws, is ''Denshi no Hoshi''. All three series are unusual for '' shōnen'' manga in dealing with political themes. With Agi, he received the 2003

Kodansha Manga Award is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...

for ''shōnen'' for ''Kunimitsu no Matsuri''. He was an assistant to Tsukasa Ōshima.

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Interview with Masashi Asaki
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at The Ultimate Manga Guide Manga artists from Osaka Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) 1970 births Living people {{manga-artist-stub