Naoki Urasawa
Born: 1960-01-02 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Writing
Biography
Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his professional career has created two series simultaneously. The stories to many of these were co-written in collaboration with his former editor, Takashi Nagasaki. Urasawa has been called one of the artists that changed the history of manga and has won numerous awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award once. By December 2021, his various works had over 140 million copies in circulation worldwide.
Filmography
2025
- The Cartier Panther ... (Creative Director)
2023
- PLUTO ... (Creative Consultant)
- ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION as Self - Manga Artist
2021
- Boy ... (Director)
2020
- Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo as Self - Presenter
2011
- Tibetan Dog ... (Character Designer)
2009
- 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption ... (Comic Book)
- 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope ... (Comic Book)
2008
- 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End ... (Screenplay)
2005
- Manga World as Self
2004
- Monster ... (Comic Book)
1998
- Master Keaton ... (Comic Book)
1996
- Yawara! Atlanta Special ... (Creator)
1992
- Yawara! Go Get 'Em, Wimpy Kids!! ... (Creator)