Hitoshi Iwaaki
Born (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960 (age 63)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known forParasyte, Historie
AwardsTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize - Grand Prize (2012)

Hitoshi Iwaaki (Japanese: 岩明 均, Hepburn: Iwaaki Hitoshi, born July 28, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series Parasyte.

Career

During high school, he was reading a lot of manga by Osamu Tezuka, which inspired him to begin drawing manga himself. He began working as an assistant for manga artist Kazuo Kamimura in 1984. In 1985, his short story "Gomi no Umi" won the newcomer award Tetsuya Chiba Award and was published in a special edition of Morning magazine. Since then, he has worked mainly for Kodansha, especially Monthly Afternoon magazine.[1]

In 1993, Iwaaki received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte.[2] In 2010, Historie took the grand prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts Festival.[3] Historie also earned him the 2012 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize.[4] Iwaaki won the 2020 Saito Takao Award for his work on Reiri.[5]

Works

References

  1. ^ Kido, Misaki (November 2, 2016). "Creator Interview: Hitoshi Iwaaki on Parasyte". Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  3. ^ "Japan Media Arts Festival Awards". Anime News Network. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tezuka Cultural Awards". Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  5. ^ さいとう・たかを賞受賞に岩明均「『レイリ』は僕が一兵卒だったから生まれた」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 「岩明均」全覧・著者略歴 (in Japanese). eBook Initiative Japan Co., Ltd. [ja]. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ^ 雪の峠・剣の舞 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 12, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. ^ 雪の峠・剣の舞 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  9. ^ ヤングアニマル嵐 Vol.4 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 12, 2001. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ ヤングアニマル嵐 Vol.6 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 9, 2002. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Outside the Royal Palace (6)" 王宮の外・6. Monthly Afternoon. Historie (in Japanese). No. October 2022. Kodansha. August 24, 2022. p. 371.
  12. ^ Pennyfeather, Kevin (October 14, 2015). "Parasyte's Iwaaki Launches Reiri Manga With Artist Daisuke Muroi". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 11, 2018). "Parasyte's Hitoshi Iwaaki, Artist Daisuke Muroi End Reiri Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

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