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 bef ...

. He won the Award for Excellence at the 4th

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Curre ...

and the Award for General Manga at the 21st

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 ...

for '' Dragon Head''.

Works

* ''Zashiki Onna'' * '' Batāshi Kingyo'' * '' Dragon Head'' (1995-2000) * '' Chiisakobee'' (2012–2015) * ''

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'' (2018)

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1961 births Living people Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Yokohama {{manga-artist-stub