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 creator of ''
Dragon Half
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo‘s ''Dragon Magazine'' from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adap ...
'', which was adapted into an
OVA
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
series animated by
Production I.G
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders: producer Mitsuhisa Ish ...
by the same name. He also illustrates
Futabasha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.会社概要 " Futabasha. R ...
game books under the
pen name
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
. Mita's father is
Munesuke Mita was one of the most famous sociologists in Japan. Mita has studied about modern society at
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, a well-known Japanese sociologist, and his grandfather was Sekisuke Mita, a
Marxist
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economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
. He is married to manga creator Chiaki Ogishima, who drew the manga adaptation of ''
Heat Guy J
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by ''Escaflowne'' director Kazuki Akane and animated by Satelight.
''Heat Guy J'' was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer (which subsequently became Geneon Entert ...
''. They also work together under the name, Aya Hanagatami (花筐絢) and create adult manga marketed towards women.
Brief biography
Mita attended Tokyo Metropolitan Hachiōji High School, where during his senior year he spent a lot of time getting into fights. After graduating from high school, he attended Tokyo Animator Academy. After working as an inker and painter on '' Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' for
Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and ha ...
, he decided to leave school in the middle of the term and began working at Studio Hard. He began doing illustration work for game
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
s under his Futeki Banzai pen name, and in 1988, Mita made his debut in ''
Gekkan Dragon Magazine
, frequently abbreviated as "''Doramaga''" or "''DM''", is a Japanese light novel and manga magazine aimed at young adult males, first published in 1988. Since March 19, 2008 the magazine has been published every other month. The light novel maga ...
''.
From 2003, Mita began suffering from
cataract
A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may include faded colors, blurry or double vision, halos around light, trouble w ...
s (his father also had cataract problems). In 2005, Mita's official website suddenly stopped being updated, with the following message appearing on the main page: . The message has since been changed to indicate that Mita and his wife would be opening separate official sites. He published a
seinen
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Ma ...
manga titled ''Rose Rosse'' in the September 2005 issue of ''Comic Bazooka Venus''.
In 2007 he published another seinen manga called Oh My Master.
Works
Manga
*''Aiten Ryōō Monogatari''
*''
Dragon Half
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryūsuke Mita. The manga was serialized in Fujimi Shobo‘s ''Dragon Magazine'' from January 30, 1988 to April 30, 1994 and the chapters collected into 7 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adap ...
*''Quiz Avenue''
*''Shenan Dragon''
*'' Astalon: Tears of the Earth''
Ryuusuke Mita is also the designer for the
Monster Collection
Monster Collection (モンスター・コレクション. otherwise known as Mon-Colle (モンコレ)) is an out-of-print trading card game developed by Group SNE. Monster Collection was first published in 1997 by Fujimi Shobo. In 2000, Monster C ...
trading
card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific.
Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card ...
for
Group SNE
Group SNE is a Japanese company founded in 1986 by the current president Hitoshi Yasuda, which produces role-playing games, light novels, board games and card games. Ryo Mizuno was one of the founding members. Group SNE is named after Syntax Er ...
(which the anime ''
Mon Colle Knights
''Mon Colle Knights'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Satoru Akahori and Katsumi Hasegawa and illustrated by Hideaki Nishikawa. The original concept was made by Hitoshi Yasuda and Group SNE. The series is based on ...