Takashi Iwashige (いわしげ孝, Iwashige Takashi; 1954–2013) was a Japanese manga artist who wrote primarily martial-arts manga celebrating individuality. He is best known for the judo series Hanamaru Legend and its sequel, New Hanamaru Legend. He received...
Aka Akasaka (赤坂 アカ, Akasaka Aka; born August 29, 1988) is a Japanese manga artist and writer known for his series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Oshi no Ko.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (Japanese: かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～, Hepburn: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen; lit. 'Lady Kaguya Wants to Make Him Confess: The Geniuses' War of Hearts and Minds') is a Japanese manga series written...
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, (1928-11-03)3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output,...
Monster (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was published by Shogakukan in its seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original between December 1994 and December 2001, with its chapters collected...
Mogura no Uta (土竜の唄; 'Mole's Song') is a Japanese manga series written by Noboru Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2008, and transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2008. It was adapted into a...
Aoashi (アオアシ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Kobayashi and based on a concept by Naohiko Ueno. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2015 to June 2025, with its...
Fujiko Fujio (藤子 不二雄) was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists Hiroshi Fujimoto (藤本 弘, Fujimoto Hiroshi; December 1, 1933 – September 23, 1996) and Motoo Abiko (安孫子 素雄, Abiko Motoo; March 10, 1934 – April 6, 2022). They debuted in...
After the Rain (Japanese: 恋は雨上がりのように, Hepburn: Koi wa Ameagari no Yō ni; lit. 'Love Is Like After the Rain') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine...