5 More Top Manga Artists

5. Hiro Mashima

Hiro is the creator of Rave Master (1999-2005), Fairy Tail (2006-2017) and Edens Zero (2018 – present), as well as several spin-offs. Fairy Tail, his most successful series has sold over 60 million copies. Like many mangakas, Hiro was inspired by Akira Toriyama. He also claims the videogame series Dragon Quest and Kinnikuman as inspirations.


4. Oh! great

Ito Ogure is known professionally as Oh! great. His most popular manga series are Tenjho Tenge and Air Gear. His artwork is most famous for his highly sexualized female characters and the large use of fanservice. He’s also designed characters for Tekken and Soulcalibur series.


3. Boichi

Boichi is the pen name of Mujik Park. A South Korean artist, he’s best known for his Dr. Stone manga series. He majored in physics as preparation for drawing science fiction. His first series was Sun-Ken Rock. His art style is easily recognizable. Particularly his detailed shadow use, his linework, and thick eyebrows.


2. Kohei Horikoshi

Horikoshi’s current series My Hero Academia is among the most popular series in production. A graduate of Nagoya University of Arts and a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka (Hitomi no Catoblepas, Kagijin), he credits manga series Naruto, One Piece and Akira as inspiration.


1. Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto is hands down one of the greatest manga series of all time. Kishimoto’s art is part of this success. Currently, Naruto has sold over 250 million copies. Inspired as a child by the works of Akira Toriyama and Katsuhiro Otomo, Kishimoto is now ranked among them. He’s also mentioned that he was inspired by Yoshihiro Togashi (Yu Yu Hakusho and Hunter X Hunter).

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3 responses to “5 More Top Manga Artists”

  1. I see BoiChi art I leave a like.

  2. Yeah all of those definitely look quite great! The only one I didn’t know was the artist of Oh Great! but that was a very impressive looking shot

    1. Some of Oh Great’s scenes have too much going and are herd to follow. Other than that he is an amazing artitst.

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