Masashi Asaki
Masashi Asaki (朝基まさし, Asaki Masashi, born 2 March 1970 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the artist for the series Psychometrer Eiji and , both written by Shin Kibayashi under the name Ando Yuma, both of which have been adapted as live-action dramas. His current series, which he both writes and draws, is Denshi no Hoshi. All three series are unusual for shōnen manga in dealing with political themes.[1] With Agi, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Kunimitsu no Matsuri.[2]
He was an assistant to .
References[]
- ^ Chih-Chieh Chang (1 September 2006). "Interview: Masashi Asaki". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
External links[]
- Masashi Asaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Interview with Masashi Asaki at Anime News Network
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
Categories:
- Manga artists
- Manga artists from Osaka Prefecture
- Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Manga artist stubs