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20th-century mangakas

114 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Ai YazawaArtist · Comics and comic artAi Yazawa (矢沢あい, Yazawa Ai, born March 7, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. Yazawa debuted as a manga artist with her short story Ano Natsu (1985).
Aka AkasakaArtist · Comics and comic artAka 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.
Akihiro YamadaIllustrator · IllustrationAkihiro Yamada; born February 10, 1957, in Kōchi) is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist.
Akihito TsukushiIllustrator · IllustrationShigeya Suzuki (鈴木茂也, Suzuki Shigeya, born May 5, 1979), more commonly known under his pseudonym Akihito Tsukushi (つくしあきひと, Tsukushi Akihito), is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and…
Akimi YoshidaArtist · Comics and comic art
Akira AmanoArtist · Comics and comic artAkira Amano is a Japanese mangaka known for the shōnen series Reborn!.
Akira HiramotoArtist · Comics and comic artAkira Hiramoto is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut with Sono Tomodachi ni Gimon Ari story in 1995 in Weekly Young Magazine.
Akira ToriyamaIllustrator · IllustrationApril 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024 was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors in the history of manga and created…
Akira YasudaPerson · Film memorabiliaAkira Yasuda (born July 21, 1964) is a Japanese animator, character designer, game designer and mecha designer, who works under the pseudonym Akiman.
Amy YamadaArtist · Comics and comic artAmy Yamada is a contemporary Japanese writer who is most famous for her stories that address issues of sexuality, racism, and interracial love and marriage.
Aoi HiiragiArtist · Comics and comic artBorn November 22, 1962 is a Japanese manga artist who grew up in Mibu. She is best known for her Whisper of the Heart manga, and the film based on it.
Atsushi KanekoArtist · Comics and comic artAtsushi Kaneko (born 26 December 1966) is a Japanese manga artist from Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture.
Atsushi ŌkuboArtist · Comics and comic artAtsushi Ohkubo (Japanese: 大久保篤, Hepburn: Ōkubo Atsushi; born September 20, 1979) is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on the manga series Soul Eater and Fire Force, both of which…
Chica UminoIllustrator · IllustrationChica Umino (羽海野チカ, Umino Chika, born August 30, 1965) is the pen name of a pseudonymous Japanese manga artist, designer and illustrator.
Eiichiro OdaIllustrator · Illustration
Eiki EikiArtist · Comics and comic artEiko Naitō (内藤栄子, 4=born December 6, 1971), known professionally as Eiki Eiki (影木栄貴), is a Japanese manga artist.
Fujiko F. FujioArtist · Comics and comic art
Fujio AkatsukaArtist · Comics and comic artFujio Akatsuka (赤塚藤雄, also known as 赤塚不二夫, Akatsuka Fujio; September 14, 1935 – August 2, 2008) was a Japanese manga artist.
Gege AkutamiIllustrator · IllustrationGege Akutami (芥見下々, Akutami Gege, born February 26, 1992) is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga series Jujutsu Kaisen.
George MorikawaArtist · Comics and comic artGeorge Morikawa was born in Tokyo, Morikawa was inspired to become a manga artist
Hajime IsayamaIllustrator · IllustrationHajime Isayama is a Japanese manga artist. His first series, Attack on Titan (2009–2021), became one of the best-selling manga series of all time with 140 million copies in circulation as…
Hajime UedaIllustrator · IllustrationHajime Ueda is a Japanese manga artist who created a two-volume adaptation of the Japanese animated OVA series FLCL, and the original manga Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl.
Hayao MiyazakiArtist · Comics and comic artMijaꜜzaki hajao; born January 5, 1941 is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman.
Hideko MizunoArtist · Comics and comic artHideko Mizuno was born 29 October 1939 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan is one of the first successful female Japanese shōjo manga artists.
Hinako TakanagaIllustrator · IllustrationHinako Takanaga is a Japanese yaoi manga artist from Nagoya. She has also provided illustrations for several yaoi light novels by other authors, including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi.
Hiroaki SamuraArtist · Comics and comic artHiroaki Samura (沙村広明, Samura Hiroaki, born February 17, 1970) is a Japanese manga artist, known for Blade of the Immortal, as well as several other short works.
Hiroki EndōArtist · Comics and comic artHiroki Endo (遠藤浩輝, Endō Hiroki, born November 3, 1970 in Akita Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Musashino Art University.
Hiromu ArakawaArtist · Comics and comic artHiromu Arakawa is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–2010), which became a hit both domestically and internationally,…
Hisashi EguchiArtist · Comics and comic artHisashi Eguchi (江口寿史, Eguchi Hisashi; born March 29, 1956) is a Japanese manga artist and one of Japan's most prominent illustrators of female characters.
Io SakisakaIllustrator · IllustrationIo Sakisaka is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. She debuted in 1999 with the short comic Sakura, Chiru and since has been known for her series Strobe Edge, Ao Haru Ride, and…
Jiro TaniguchiArtist · Comics and comic artJiro Taniguchi (谷口ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō; 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga.
Jun HatanakaEngraver · PrintsMarch 20, 1950 – June 13, 2012 was a Japanese manga artist and woodblock artist. Jun Hatanaka was born in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Tsukiyo marked his debut as a professional manga artist…
Jun MochizukiArtist · Comics and comic artJun Mochizuki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the manga series Pandora Hearts and The Case Study of Vanitas.
Kagami YoshimizuIllustrator · IllustrationKagami Yoshimizu is a Japanese manga artist from Satte, Saitama, Japan. He is best known as the creator of Lucky Star, which began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine in…
Kan TakahamaArtist · Comics and comic artKan Takahama is a Japanese manga artist born in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. Debuting in 2001, she became known for her short stories published in the alternative magazine Garo, later…
Katsura HoshinoIllustrator · IllustrationKatsura Hoshino is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture. She made her debut in July 2003 with the publication of her first manga series Continue and is known for her work,…
Katsuya TeradaArtist · Comics and comic artKatsuya Terada, is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau "Doodle King".
Kazuma KodakaIllustrator · IllustrationKazuma Kodaka was born 19 November, 1969 in Kobe is a Japanese manga artist. Kodaka made her debut in 1989 in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion with Sessa Takuma!.
Kazuo UmezuArtist · Comics and comic artKazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz (楳図かずお, Umezu Kazuo; birth name 楳図一雄; September 3, 1936 – October 28, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist, musician and actor.
Keiichi ArawiIllustrator · IllustrationBorn December 29, 1977 is a Japanese manga artist. After publishing his debut work in early 2006, he launched Nichijou in the latter half of the year.
Ken AkamatsuArtist · Comics and comic artKen Akamatsu is a Japanese manga artist and politician who has served since 2022 as a member of the House of Councillors.
Ken IshikawaIllustrator · IllustrationJune 28, 1948 – November 15, 2006 was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator (with Go Nagai) of the Getter Robo anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga…
Ken SugimoriIllustrator · IllustrationKen Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森建, Hepburn: Sugimori Ken; born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese video game designer, illustrator, manga artist, director, and co-founder of Game Freak alongside…
Kenji TsurutaArtist · Comics and comic artBorn May 9, 1961 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture is a Japanese manga artist. Among his most famous works is the science fiction series Spirit of Wonder, which has been adapted into an…
Kenta ShinoharaArtist · Comics and comic artKenta Shinohara is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Sket Dance, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2007 to 2013 and won the Shogakukan Manga Award…
Kiriko NanananAuthor · BooksDecember 14, 1972 – December 25, 2024 was a Japanese manga artist. She was known for her realistic josei work featuring understated artwork with a sense of detachment.
Koi IkenoArtist · Comics and comic artShe was born April 16, 1959, in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Kōsuke FujishimaIllustrator · IllustrationKōsuke Fujishima is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He has created several manga series, the best known of which are You're Under Arrest!
Kouta HiranoArtist · Comics and comic artKouta Hirano is a Japanese manga artist born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for his manga Hellsing and Drifters.
Koyoharu GotōgeArtist · Comics and comic artKoyoharu Gotouge (Japanese: 吾峠呼世晴, Hepburn: Gotōge Koyoharu; born May 5, 1989) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba…
Kozue AmanoArtist · Comics and comic artKozue Amano (天野こずえ, Amano Kozue, born 26 May 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of Aria, which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an…
Kurone MishimaIllustrator · IllustrationKurone Mishima (三嶋くろね Misima Kurone) is a Japanese illustrator from Saitama Prefecture.
Kyoko OkazakiArtist · Comics and comic artKyoko Okazaki (岡崎京子, Okazaki Kyōko, born December 13, 1963) is a Japanese manga artist.
Mari OkazakiIllustrator · IllustrationBorn June 15, 1967 in Nagano, Japan is a Japanese manga artist.
Mari YamazakiArtist · Comics and comic artMari Yamazaki is a Japanese manga artist known for her seinen comedy manga Thermae Romae. She was born in Tokyo, but spent many years in Italy and now lives in Chicago.
Masamune ShirowArtist · Comics and comic artMasanori Ota (太田正典, Ōta Masanori, born November 23, 1961), better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (士郎正宗, Shirō Masamune), is a Japanese manga artist and designer for video games and…
Masayuki IshikawaArtist · Comics and comic artMasayuki Ishikawa is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture and Maria the Virgin Witch; both of which were adapted into anime television series.
Mayumi AzumaIllustrator · IllustrationMayumi Azuma (東まゆみ, Azuma Mayumi; born April 24, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of the now completed manga Elemental Gelade, which finished with eighteen volumes and…
Mitsuru AdachiIllustrator · IllustrationMitsuru Adachi (あだち充 en 安達充, Adachi Mitsuru, born February 9, 1951) is a Japanese manga artist.
Mizuki KawashitaIllustrator · IllustrationMizuki Kawashita is a Japanese manga artist, best known for her romantic comedy Strawberry 100% which was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 2002 to 2005, and would later…
Mohiro KitohArtist · Comics and comic artBorn August 8, 1966 is a Japanese manga artist. He created the manga Shadow Star and Bokurano, both of which were adapted into anime series.
Momoko SakuraAuthor · BooksMiki Miura, known professionally as Momoko Sakura (May 8, 1965 – August 15, 2018) was a Japanese manga artist and writer.
Monkey PunchPerson · Film memorabiliaMay 26, 1937 – April 11, 2019, known by the pen name Monkey Punch, was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Lupin III.
Moto HagioArtist · Comics and comic artMoto Hagio (萩尾望都, Hagio Moto; born May 12, 1949) is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to shōjo manga (manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered…
Moyoco AnnoArtist · Comics and comic artMoyoco Anno (安野モヨコ, Anno Moyoko; born March 26, 1971), formerly known simply by the mononym Moyoco (モヨコ, Moyoko), is a Japanese manga artist and fashion writer, with numerous books…
Naoki UrasawaArtist · Comics and comic artNaoki Urasawa (浦沢直樹, Urasawa Naoki, born January 2, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist and musician.
Natsuki TakayaArtist · Comics and comic artNatsuki Takaya is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for creating the manga series Fruits Basket, which was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1998 to 2006.
Nobuhiro WatsukiArtist · Comics and comic artNobuhiro Nishiwaki, better known by his pen name Nobuhiro Watsuki, is a Japanese manga artist.
Noizi ItoIllustrator · IllustrationNoizi Ito (いとうのいぢ, Itō Noiji, born August 9, 1977) is a Japanese light novel and video game artist.
Osamu AkimotoArtist · Comics and comic artOsamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu; born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo.
Osamu TezukaIllustrator · Illustration
Paru ItagakiIllustrator · IllustrationParu Itagaki (板垣巴留, Itagaki Paru, born September 9, 1993) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series Beastars, for which she has won numerous awards.
Reiji MiyajimaArtist · Comics and comic artBorn December 15, 1985 is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his series AKB49: Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei, Rent-A-Girlfriend and The Shiunji Family Children.
Riyoko IkedaArtist · Comics and comic artRiyoko Ikeda (池田理代子, Ikeda Riyoko, born December 18, 1947) is a Japanese manga artist and singer.
Rumiko TakahashiArtist · Comics and comic artRumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. Her works are kno
Sakyo KomatsuAuthor · BooksJanuary 28, 1931 – July 26, 2011 was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan.
Santa InoueArtist · Comics and comic artSanta Inoue was born 1968 in Paris, France is a Japanese manga artist and entrepreneur.
Seiichi HayashiArtist · Comics and comic art
Shin-ichi SakamotoArtist · Comics and comic artShin-ichi Sakamoto is a Japanese manga artist known for his seinen manga series The Climber and the Innocent duology.
Shinichi IshizukaArtist · Comics and comic artShinichi Ishizuka is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 2001 and began his first series, Gaku: Minna no Yama, a manga about mountain climbing, in Big Comic Original in 2003,…
Shinobu KaitaniArtist · Comics and comic artBorn September 24, 1967 is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his works One Outs and Liar Game.
Shinta ChoIllustrator · IllustrationShinta Chō was a Japanese children's author and illustrator. He won the Japan Picture Book Awards Grand Prize for Kyabetsu-kun (Cabbage Boy) in 1981.
Shungicu UchidaArtist · Comics and comic artShigeko Uchida, known by the pen name 内田春菊, is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, actress, and singer.
Suehiro MaruoIllustrator · IllustrationSuehiro Maruo (丸尾末広, Maruo Suehiro, born January 28, 1956 in Nagasaki, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and painter.
Sui IshidaArtist · Comics and comic artSui Ishida (石田スイ, Ishida Sui, born December 28, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist. He is popularly known for his dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul and Choujin X.
Taiyō MatsumotoArtist · Comics and comic artTaiyō Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本大洋, Hepburn: Matsumoto Taiyō; born October 25, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist.
Takashi IshiiArtist · Comics and comic artTakashi Ishii was a Japanese film director, screenwriter and manga artist. He directed several pinku eiga erotic films, but his most notable feature was the 1995 crime thriller Gonin…
Takehiko InoueArtist · Comics and comic artTakehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990–1996), and the jidaigeki manga Vagabond, which are two of the best-selling manga series…
Taku TsumugiArtist · Comics and comic artBorn August 2, 1964 is a Japanese manga artist. She published manga mostly in the 1980s and 1990s in the magazine Bessatsu Margaret.
Tatsuki FujimotoIllustrator · IllustrationTatsuki Fujimoto (Japanese: 藤本タツキ, Hepburn: Fujimoto Tatsuki; born October 10, 1992, or 1993) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man.
Tatsuya EgawaArtist · Comics and comic artTatsuya Egawa (江川達也, Egawa Tatsuya, born March 8, 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and film director. He is probably best known for his Golden Boy manga series, which debuted in 1992.
Tetsuya ChibaPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn January 11, 1939 is a Japanese manga artist. Considered a major figure in the history of manga, many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity.
Toshie KiharaArtist · Comics and comic artBorn February 14, 1948, in Meguro, Tokyo is a Japanese manga artist and a member of the Year 24 Group. She made her professional debut in 1969 with the short story Kotchi Muite Mama!
Yana TobosoIllustrator · IllustrationShe was born in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and currently resides in Yokohama as of 2017.
Yōichi KotabeIllustrator · IllustrationYōichi Kotabe (小田部羊一, Kotabe Yōichi, born September 15, 1936) is a Japanese animator and character designer, best known for his work on classic anime of the 1960s and 1970s, the Super…
Yōichi TakahashiArtist · Comics and comic artYōichi Takahashi is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa.
Yoshikazu EbisuArtist · Comics and comic artYoshikazu Ebisu is a Japanese manga artist and actor.
Yoshiko NishitaniArtist · Comics and comic artYoshiko Nishitani is a Japanese manga artist pioneering in shōjo manga. She released her works in Shōjo Club and Margaret.
Yoshito UsuiArtist · Comics and comic artApril 21, 1958 – September 11, 2009 was a Japanese manga artist known for the popular Crayon Shin-chan series. He was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshitoki ŌimaArtist · Comics and comic artYoshitoki Ōima is a Japanese manga artist and writer, best known for her manga series A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity.
Yoshitoshi ABeIllustrator · IllustrationYoshitoshi Abe (安倍吉俊, Abe Yoshitoshi; born August 3, 1971), also stylized as yoshitoshi ABe, is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga.
Yoshiyuki SadamotoArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Sample of Sadamoto's art, featuring Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yu AidaIllustrator · IllustrationYu Aida (相田裕, Aida Yū, born November 8, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known as the creator of Gunslinger Girl.
Yū KamiyaIllustrator · IllustrationThiago Furukawa Lucas (born 10 November 1984), who goes by his pen name Yuu Kamiya (榎宮祐, Kamiya Yū), is a Brazilian-Japanese novelist and illustrator.
Yūichi YokoyamaIllustrator · IllustrationYuichi Yokoyama (横山裕一, Yokoyama Yūichi, born April 3, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and painter.
Yūki ObataIllustrator · IllustrationYūki Obata (小畑友紀, おばたゆうき, Obata Yuuki) (born January 9, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist born in Hokkaido, Japan. She is mainly known for her work We Were There (僕等がいた, Bokura ga Ita).
Yuki UrushibaraArtist · Comics and comic artYuki Urushibara is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the series Mushishi, for which she received an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival and the…
Yukiru SugisakiArtist · Comics and comic artYukiru Sugisaki (杉崎ゆきる, Sugisaki Yukiru, born December 26, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist.
Yukito KishiroArtist · Comics and comic artYukito Kishiro (木城ゆきと, Kishiro Yukito) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba.
Yumi TamuraArtist · Comics and comic art2021 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga - Don't Call It Mystery
Yumi TsukirinoIllustrator · IllustrationYumi Tsukirino (born January 5, 1950) is a Japanese manga artist born in Saitama Prefecture. Representative works are Magical Pokémon Journey and Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll.
Yuna KagesakiIllustrator · IllustrationYuna Kagesaki is a manga artist, born on March 3, 1973, best known for being the author of the manga Chibi Vampire.
Yūsuke KozakiIllustrator · Illustration
Yūsuke MurataIllustrator · IllustrationYusuke Murata (Japanese: 村田雄介, Hepburn: Murata Yūsuke; born July 4, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist and animator, best known for illustrating the American football manga Eyeshield 21 in…

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