Naoki Urasawa
Animeography
Master Keaton
add Original Character DesignMaster Keaton OVA
add Original Character DesignMonster
add Original CreatorMonster Extra: Hottan
add Original CreatorMonster Special Edition
add Original CreatorPluto
add Original CreatorTibet Inu Monogatari
add Original Character DesignYawara!
add Original CreatorYawara! Sore Yuke Koshinuke Kids!!
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20 Seiki Shounen: Ujiko Ujio Sakuhinshuu
Story & Art20th Century Boys
Story & Art21st Century Boys
Story & ArtAsadora!
Story & ArtBilly Bat
Story & ArtDancing Policeman
Story & ArtDr. Toguro Dokuro no Saigo
Story & ArtHappy!
Story & ArtJigoro!
Story & ArtKushami: Urasawa Naoki Tanpenshuu
Story & ArtMaster Keaton
ArtMonster
Story & ArtMou Hitotsu no Monster: The Investigative Report
Story & ArtMujirushi
Story & ArtNASA
Story & ArtPineapple Army
ArtPluto
Story & ArtShoki no Urasawa
Story & ArtShousa yori Ai wo Komete
Story & ArtTensai-tachi no Kyouen
Story & ArtThe Rock 'n Roll Band
Story & ArtYawara!
Story & ArtAbout
Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys. No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and has received the Kodansha Manga Award. Similarly, Monster has been nominated twice for the Eisner Award in America. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga. Twitter: @urasawa_naoki YouTube: @-urasawachannel-5463