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 Kunimitsu no Matsuri, both written by Tadashi Agi 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 Tsukasa Ōshima.

References

1. ^ Chih-Chieh Chang (2006-09-01). "Interview: Masashi Asaki". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2006-09-01/5. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
2. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 

External links

• Masashi Asaki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Interview with Masashi Asaki at Anime News Network
• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide

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