Masanori Morita
Born December 22, 1966 is a Japanese manga artist known for his works Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies. He made his debut while still in high school and was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on Fist of the North Star.
Also recorded as Morita Masanori
Masanori Morita
- Name
- Morita Masanori
- Born
- 22 December 1966
- Birthplace
- Ritto, Japan
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Occupation
- mangaka · illustrator
- Known for
- Rokudenashi Blues · Rookies · Beshari Gurashi
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Born December 22, 1966 is a Japanese manga artist known for his works Rokudenashi Blues and Rookies. He made his debut while still in high school and was an assistant of Tetsuo Hara on Fist of the North Star.
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• Name — Morita Masanori • Name Nonen — 森田まさのり • Nonus — ja • Born — 22 December 1966 • Birthplace — Ritto, Japan • Nationality — Japanese • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Rokudenashi Blues, Rookies • Manga Artist — y
Serialized manga
Serialized manga
• Rokudenashi Blues (1988–1997); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in 42 tankōbon volumes • Rookies (1998–2003); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in 24 tankōbon volumes • Rookies: Yume no Tsuzuki (2009); one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump • Beshari-Gurashi (2005–2015, 2019); serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump (2005–2006) and Weekly Young Jump (2007–2015, 2019) and collected in 20 tankōbon volumes • Zashisu (2022–2024); serialized in Shueisha's Grand Jump
Other
Other
• Bachi – Atari Rock (1987); one-shot published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump and collected in one volume with other one-shot stories in 1988 (reissued in 2010) • Shiba Inu: Masanori Morita's Short Stories (2004); collection of one-shot stories published from 1991 to 2004 (reissued in 2010) • Suberu o Itowazu: Masanori Morita's Short Stories (2005; collection of one-shot stories) • Hello Baby (2007); one-shot illustrated by Takeshi Obata and published in Shueisha's Jump Square • Ato Ippon no Otoko (2014); one-shot illustrated Renjūrō Kindaichi and published in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump • Zetsubō no Petenshi-tachi (2016); one-shot illustrated by Hiroki Tomisawa and published in Shueisha's Miracle Jump • Tobidase Byakudo! Jissen Jar Morita Masanori (2017); illustrated book published by Hongwanji Publishing
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Masanori Morita is recorded as mangaka and illustrator.
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1966
Masanori Morita born at Rittō-shi.
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