Naoki Urasawa
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing13
tvPLUTO
2023
Original Story
movieMighty Boy
2013
Original Story
movie20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
Comic Book
movie20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
2008
Screenplay, Comic Book
movieHappy!
2006
Writer, Comic Book
tvHappy!
2006
Original Story
tvMonster
2004
Comic Book, Original Story
tvMaster Keaton
1998
Comic Book, Original Story
movieYawara! Atlanta Special
1996
Comic Book
tvYawara!
1989
Writer
movieYawara!
1989
Comic Book
Acting7
Crew3
tvPLUTO
2023
Creative Consultant
Art2
movieLA PANTHÈRE DE CARTIER
2025
Creative Director
movieBoy
2021
Art Direction
Creator2
Directing1
movieBoy
2021
Director
Visual Effects1
movieTibetan Dog
2011
Character Designer