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People. Fandom. General. Anime and manga portal. v. t. e. A manga artist, also known as a mangaka ( Japanese: 漫画家 ), is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Mangaka (漫画家?) is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually means a Japanese comic book. Mangaka means the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese. Some artists may study at an art college, manga school, or take on an apprenticeship with another mangaka. They then enter the world of manga as ...
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Hiro Mashima (真島 ヒロ, Mashima Hiro, born May 3, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial Rave Master, published in Kodansha 's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005.
- Osamu Tezuka. No list of famous mangaka would be complete without the God of Manga. Osamu Tezuka was so influential that he was also known as the Father of Manga and the Godfather of Manga.
- Go Nagai. Many mangaka get their start working as assistants to other creators. Go Nagai is no different. He began his career as the assistant to Shotaro Ishinomori.
- Moto Hagio. Widely known as the founding mother of shojo manga as we know it today, Moto Hagio also helped to pioneer BL manga. A member of the highly influential Year 24 Group, she pushed shojo manga to explore themes and topics beyond the simplistic storylines that dominated the genre before the 1970s.
- Riyoko Ikeda. Another member of the Year 24 Group, Riyoko Ikeda was one of the most famous mangaka during the 1970s. Her shojo manga featured historical settings and explored themes of gender and sexuality.
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- Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira. For many, Akira is considered the best manga ever written, due to its modern approach to dialogue, plot, and characters. The speculative, cyberpunk story has won numerous awards.
- Naoki Urasawa - 20th Century Boys. 20th Century Boys was serialized in the late nineties, but today has 36 million copies of its compended volumes in circulation.
- Hiroya Oku - Gantz. Hiroya Oku created one of the best bloody sci-fi action stories in manga history. Visually it's described as a work of art for its technical mastery, as Oku does a fantastic job of using 3D renders to create a seamless look throughout his world, not forgetting the attention to detail, down to every blemish or speckle of blood.
- Hiromu Arakawa - Fullmetal Alchemist. Spawning several anime series and films, Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most well-known manga franchises, and is also noteworthy for Arakawa’s move into the male-dominated shōnen space.
Biography. Early life. Career. Personal life. Style. Works. Manga. Other. References. External links. Yoshihiro Togashi ( Japanese: 冨樫 義博, Hepburn: Togashi Yoshihiro, born April 27, 1966) is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age, before being recognized for his talent by publishing company Shueisha while attending college.
English. Mangaka(漫画家?) is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese. As of 2006, about 3000 professional mangaka were working in Japan. [1]
