I Am a Hero

Birth place: Aomori, Japan

Gender: Male

Best known for I Am a Hero, the manga series that earned him multiple Manga Taisho nominations (3rd, 4th, and 5th). He also won the Topic Award at the 2005 Sense of Gender Awards for Ressentiment.

Before establishing himself as a creator, he worked as an assistant under Osamu Uoto. He's active on Twitter at @hanamanko.