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 notable as the author of the ''

Sumire 16 sai!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeru Nagayoshi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and later in ''Magazine Special'', both published by Kodansha. A live action adaptation was also aired as a drama serie ...

'' series. He debuted on ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...

'' in 2006 with the manga series ''Sumire 17 sai!!'', then later moved to ''

Magazine Special was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha and first launched with a cover date of September 5, 1983. Its audience demographic is geared toward younger teenage boys, and contents tend to be predominantly sports stories and high ...

'' continuing the series but renaming to ''Sumire 16 sai!!''.

Works

*''Sumire 17 sai!!'' (2006) *''

'' (2006–2008) *''Imasugu Click!'' (2008–2014) *''Roboken Hachi no Ie'' (2012) *''Densha on Ohimesama.'' *''Jigoku Okotowari.'' *''Detective Nekoashi'' *''Ozanari Sumire.'' *''Roboinu Hachi.''

References

* Living people Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture 1978 births {{manga-artist-stub