Akihito Yoshitomi (吉富昭仁, Yoshitomi Akihito) is a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki Prefecture, born on 5 September 1970. His most known works are the series Eat-Man, which consisted of 19 volumes, and Ray, which consisted of 7 volumes. Eat-Man and Blue Drop have been adapted into anime series. Yoshitomi has also worked on many one-shot manga with yuri content.

Akihito Yoshitomi
NationalityJapanese
Known forManga art

Works

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  • Loan Knight (ローンナイト, Rōn Naito) (1991, 3 volumes)
  • Loan Knight 2 (ローンナイト2, Rōn Naito 2) (1993, 5 volumes)
  • Eat-Man (1996 – 2002, 19 volumes)
  • Ray (2002 – 2005, 7 volumes)
  • Avenger (2003, manga adaptation)
  • Blue Drop (ブルー ドロップ, Burū Doroppu) (2004 – 2008)
  • Black Jack - Yoshitomi Akihito edition (2005)
  • Ray+ (2006, 1 volume)
  • Gate Runner (2006, 2 volumes)
  • Tropical Girls (熱帯少女, Nettai Shōjo) (2009, 6 volumes)
  • After School of the Earth (地球の放課後, Chikyū no Hōkago)[1] (2009, 6 volumes)
  • Balance Policy (バランスポリシー, Baransu Porishī) (2010 – 2014, 2 volumes)
  • School Mermaid (スクール人魚, Sukūru Ningyo) (2013 – 2017, 5 volumes)[2]
  • Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman: Breakdown (サイボーグ009VSデビルマン -BREAKDOWN, Saibōgu 009 VS Debiruman -BREAKDOWN) (2015 – 2016)[3]
  • Eat-Man: The Main Dish (May 2014 – August 2019, 4 volumes)[4]
  • Suginami Kuritsu Mahō Jogakuen Heiwaiji-bu (杉並区立魔法女学園 平和維持部) (July 2018 – February 2019, 1 volume)[5]
  • Kyō Kara Mirai (今日から未来) (October 2019 – present)[6]
  • Hanako of the 24th Ward (24区の花子さん, 24-ku no Hanako-san) (March 2020 – present)

YouTube content format

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Yoshitomi regularly uploads videos to his YouTube channel, and adheres to posting his drawing process (both real-time and time-lapsed), and much more recently, creation of his manga 24-ku no Hanako-san currently serialized in Champion Red.

References

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  1. ^ Moody, Allen (November 17, 2014). "After School of the Earth". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Akihito Yoshitomi Resumes Eat-Man The Main Dish Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman Gets Manga by Eat-Man's Yoshitomi & Novel". Anime News Network. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Eat-Man's Akihito Yoshitomi Prepares New Manga Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Akihito Yoshitomi's Mahō Jogakuen Heiwaiji-bu Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Eat-Man's Akihito Yoshitomi Launches New Manga on October 18". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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