Akinobu Uraka

Akinobu Uraka
有楽 彰展
Born September 22, 1977
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Manga artist
Nationality Japanese
Period 1997 to present
Genre fiction
Subject shōnen manga

Akinobu Uraka (有楽 彰展 Uraka Akinobu, born September 22, 1977 in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Tokyo Underground. Uraka won one of two grand prizes (the other winner being Diachiken Ise) at the 4th Enix 21st Century Manga Awards in 1997 for his work Yojō Mahō Shoriban.[1][2] This story was later published in the February 1997 issue of Monthly G Fantasy.

In 2002, Tokyo Underground was adapted into an anime TV series aired on TV Tokyo. Uraka made a cameo appearance as a student in the first episode of that series.

Works

References

  1. エニックス21世紀マンガ大賞 受賞者一覧 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. スクウェア・エニックスマンガ大賞考察(1) (in Japanese). 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

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