Mochiru Hoshisato

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Mochiru Hoshisato (星里もちる Hoshisato Mochiru, born January 1, 1961) is a Japanese mangaka, or manga artist. His simple drawing style reflects the gentle nature of his often romantic tales of modern young Japanese salary-men. While Living Game has been favorably compared to Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku, Hoshisato's Yume-ka mo Shinnai and Honki no Shirushi contain fewer superfluous side-plots than Living Game, but may be just too depressing for some readers to enjoy.

Some of his works:

• Half na bun dake - couple drawn together despite mutual dislike
• Living Game - salaryman's apartment turned into temporary office
• Kekkon Shiyou yo - marriage agency composed of marryable people
• Yume-ka mo Shinnai - fairy tales die when taken too seriously
• Honki no Shirushi - need and obligations trump complacency
• Luna Heights - more salaryman apartment social complications