Hitoshi Ashinano

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Hitoshi Ashinano
Born	April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) (age 45) Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist

Hitoshi Ashinano (芦奈野ひとし, Ashinano Hitoshi^?, born April 25, 1963) is a Japanese manga artist. He is most noted for Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, for which he won Afternoon magazine's Four Seasons Award for debut works^{[citation needed]} and the 2007 Seiun Award for Best Science Fiction Manga,^[1]. Another notable work is Position. He has also been known to create dōjinshi under the name "suke".^{[citation needed]} Prior to his debut, Ashinano worked as an assistant to manga artist Kōsuke Fujishima.^[2]

His work also usually has a rather laid-back, nostalgic feel with undertones of mystery; there are frequent stretches with little or no dialogue.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Works

• Isaki of the Cub (カブのイサキ, Kabu no Isaki^?) (2007-Ongoing, Afternoon)
• Kumabachi no koto (February 2007, Afternoon)
• Misaki (July 2006, Afternoon)
• Position (1999, Afternoon Season Zōkan and Bessatsu Morning^[3])
• Trbo Type S (2006, tribute manga for E no Moto)
• Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (1994-2006, Afternoon)

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