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 for writing the long-running ''shōnen'' manga series ''

Kōtarō Makaritōru! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Hiruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1982 to 1994, with its chapters collected in 59 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It w ...

'' and its two sequels, ''Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!'' and ''Kōtarō Makaritōru! L''. In 1986, he won the

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 ''Kōtarō Makaritōru!''.

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Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
Living people Manga artists from Fukushima Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Year of birth missing (living people) {{manga-artist-stub