Satoshi Mizukami (Japanese: 水上悟志 Hepburn: ''Mizukami Satoshi'', born February 20, 1980, in

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) is a Japanese

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. He is best known as the creator of ''

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'', ''

Spirit Circle is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's '' Young King OURs'' magazine from May 2012 to March 2016. The manga received a digital simulpub release by Crunchyroll Manga, whil ...

'', and the

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television series '' Planet With''.

Biography

Mizukami was born in Osaka on February 20, 1980. He decided to become a manga artist at a young age and began drawing manga while in middle school. During this time, he was influenced by the anime ''

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,'' the manga ''

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'', and light novels such as ''

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''. Later influences include

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works, particularly ''

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''. Mizukami graduated from the Osaka Technical School of Integrative Design's Department of Manga. In 2004, during the serialization of ''Angel Onayami Sōdanjo'', he moved to the

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and established a workplace in

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where he currently resides. Mizukami often depicts himself as a frog or wearing a frog mask.

Works

Manga

Anime

References

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