Top 10 Most Famous Mangaka [part 1]

Do you know about manga ? Manga is a comic made in Japan, the word is used specifically to talk about Japanese comics, according to the style developed in Japan at the end of the 19th century. The word has a long and very complicated prehistory in the early Japanese art. Mangaka is the one who drew manga. And today i will discuss about 10 most famous mangaka in Japan. Who are they ? Let's check it out...

1. Takeshi Obata.

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Takeshi Obata is a Japanese mangaka. He usually works as an artist in collaboration with an author. He also mentored several mangaka, including Nobuhiro Watsuki from Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin, and Yusuke Murata from Eyeshield 21.

He initially became spotted in 1985 when he took the prize at the Tezuka Award for 500 Kōnen one shot no Kaiwa. Joining Shonen Jump staff, he was mentored under Makoto Niwano before starting the first major series, writing and drawing Cyborg JII-chan G in 1989. Having had trouble for several years in search of hitting, Obata began collaborating with other authors on their stories . He finally started a series that established his name when he teamed up with Yumi Hotta at Hikaru's Go beginning in 1998. He has served as an artist from Blue Dragon Ral Grad, a manga adaptation of the fantasy video game, Blue Dragon from December 2006 to July 2007.

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2. Kazuki Takahashi

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Kazuki Takahashi is a manga artist, illustrator and game maker who created the Yu-Gi-Oh! Manga, which made him an anime version for him, Toei's Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (internationally known as Yu-Gi-Oh!), As well as spinoff manga (Yu-Gi-Oh! R), three spinoff anime (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) and some video games, novels and books. In an interview with Shonen Jump Takahashi said that his favorite manga from other authors was Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki, and Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama.

Takahashi started his career as a mangaka in 1982. His first work was Tokiō no Tsuma, published in 1990. His first work was Tennenshokudanji Buray, which ended in two volumes and was published in 1991 to 1992. Takahashi never achieved success until 1996 when he makes Yu-Gi-Oh!

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3. Takahashi Rumiko

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Anyone know with Ranma½ ? or Urusei Yatsura a.k.a Lum, The Invader Girl ? or the most popular lately Inuyasha ? Do you know who is the author behind these funny, silly, fun stories? She is Takahashi Rumiko. Takahashi Rumiko is a Japanese mangaka born in Niigata, Japan, October 10, 1957. Rumiko is one of the richest women in Japan. Her manga is very popular in countries other than Japan and even countries outside Asia. Some of his other works besides those mentioned are Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, One Pound Gospel, and many more.

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4. Takeshi Maekawa

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Takeshi Maekawa was born in Hokkaido, Japan, July 29, 1960 is a mangaka. Takeshi Maekawa became a famous mangaka through his work, Kungfu Boy, first published in kodansha in December 1983. Kungfu Boy was quite successful both in Japan itself and in other countries, so Takeshi Maekawa received the Kodansha Manga Award in 1987. Roulette Battle is another masterpiece of mangaka Takeshi Maekawa who composed the Kungfu Boy series. But this work is less popular than with his work Kungfu Boy so it only published a few series only.

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5. Yoshito Usui

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Who does not know Shin-chan, a child who often acts silly in Crayon Shin-chan manga. Do you know who the creator of Crayon Shin-chan manga? He is Yoshito Usui. Yoshito Usui is a mangaka from Japan. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. On September 12, 2009, Usui's family reported him missing from his hometown of Kasukabe when Usui did not return from hiking in nearby Gunma Prefecture. On September 19, 2009, a body with clothes matching those described in the report filed by Mount Arafune in Gunma. The body was identified by dental records and family members the next day as being that of Usui. His camera was recovered and the final shot was taken from the cliff.

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to be continued to part 2

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