Akira Amano

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name = Akira Amano


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birth_name = Akira Amano
nihongo2|天野明
birth_date = 1973
birth_place = Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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nationality = Japanese
residence = flagicon|Japan Japan
known_for = "Reborn!"
occupation = Manga artist
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nihongo|Akira Amano|天野明|Amano Akira|born 1973 is a Japanese mangaka known for the shōnen manga series "Reborn!"

Early versions of "Reborn!" were published in seinen manga magazines. In late 2003, the series, a stand-alone short story at the time, was published in the Weekly Shonen Jump. After the success of the short story, the series began serialization in the magazine in mid-2004.cite web|url=http://www.vizmedia.com/products/products.php?&series_id=455&section=profiles|title=Viz Profiles - Akira Amano|publisher=VIZ Media|accessdate=2008-08-07] Since then, the manga has been adapted into an anime, [cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-03/reborn-as-anime|title=Reborn as Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2006-08-03|accessdate=2008-08-07] as well as two light novels [cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703177-5&mode=1|title=家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！｜BOOKNAVI｜集英社|publisher=Shueisha|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-08-07] [cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703188-1&mode=1|title=家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！隠し弾2　X－炎 ｜BOOKNAVI｜集英社|publisher=Shueisha|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-08-07] and four video games.

Works

* "Shōnen Spin"
* 『熱風野球伝説ぴっちゃん』
* was a two volume manga published in Bessatsu Young Magazine and Young Magazine by Kodansha in 2000. [cite web|url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=11114|title=Baka-Updates Manga - Petit Petit Rabbit|accessdate=2008-08-18]
* "MONKEY BUSINESS"
* "Bakuhatsu HAWK!!"
* "Reborn!" is an ongoing manga that has been published in the Weekly Shonen Jump since April 4, 2004. It has an anime adaption and is being published in an English translation by Viz Media.

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