Hitoshi Okuda

nihongo|Hitoshi Okuda|奥田 ひとし |Okuda Hitoshi is a Japanese manga artist, most famous for his characterizations and stories set in the world of "Tenchi Muyo!".

Okuda got his start as a doujinshi artist before debuting professionally, studying under Nobuteru Yūki and [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=141 Yutaka Izubuchi] .

His collection of Tenchi-related works spans eleven years, beginning with "No Need for Tenchi!" in 1994 before finishing its run as "The All-New Tenchi Muyō!" ("Shin Tenchi Muyō!") in late 2005. "Tenchi, Heaven Forbid! G...", a collection of seventy-four yonkoma comics drawn during the course of six years for Pioneer LDC's monthly fan club letter, was later released by VIZ Media as "Tenchi Muyō: Sasami Stories", bundled along with previously published material featuring the Sasami character.

Works

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2260 "No Need for Tenchi!" (1994-2000)]
** [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1631 "The All-New Tenchi Muyō!" (2000-2005)]
** [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6919 "Tenchi Muyō! Sasami Stories" (2002)]
**"Tenchi, Heaven Forbid! G..." (1994-2000)
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5198 "Detatoko Princess" (1994-1999)]
*"Little Dragon Restaurant"
*"Radical Guardian"
*"Ranto Mashoroku"