Mikio Igarashi

Mikio Igarashi いがらしみきお
Born	January 13, 1955 Kami, Miyagi, Japan
Residence	Sendai
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Bonobono Ninpen Manmaru

Mikio Igarashi (いがらしみきお or 五十嵐 三喜夫 Igarashi Mikio) is a Japanese manga artist born 13 January 1955 in the town of Nakaniida (now Kami), Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, though he currently lives in the city of Sendai. He is best known for his manga series Bonobono and Ninpen Manmaru. In 1988, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Bonobono^[1] and the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Ninpen Manmaru.^[2]

Profile

After leaving Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Kōgyō High School (宮城県古川工業高等学校 Miyagi-ken Furukawa Kōgyō Kōtō Gakkō) before graduating, Igarashi worked for an advertising company in their print shop. While working there, he made his professional debut as a manga artist in 1972.

Works

• Bonobono
• Ninpen Manmaru
• Kamurobamura-e
• Hitsuji no Ki (2011-2014)

References

1. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
2. 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

External links

• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide