About

Known credits:
23
Birthday:
1960-01-02
Place of birth:
N/A
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Naoki Urasawa

Overview

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

Acting
2020 Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo Actor Self - Presenter 70
Good
2018 The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers Actor 59
Average
2015 Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki Actor 70
Good
2005 Manga World Actor Self N/A
N/A

Directing
2021 Boy Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
2023 PLUTO Writing Original Story 76
Good
2009 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption Writing Comic Book 59
Average
2009 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope Writing Comic Book 59
Average
2008 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2008 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End Writing Comic Book 60
Fair
2006 Happy! Namida no Sumasshu Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2006 Happy! Namida no Sumasshu Writing Comic Book N/A
N/A
2004 Monster Writing Comic Book 83
Very good
1998 Master Keaton Writing Comic Book 70
Good
1996 Yawara! Atlanta Special Writing Comic Book 59
Average
1992 Yawara! Go Get 'Em, Wimpy Kids!! Writing Comic Book 58
Average
1989 Yawara! Writing Writer 70
Good
1989 Yawara! Writing Comic Book N/A
N/A

Art
2021 Boy Art Art Direction 59
Average

Crew
2023 PLUTO Crew Creative Consultant 76
Good
1996 Yawara! Atlanta Special Crew Creator 59
Average
1992 Yawara! Go Get 'Em, Wimpy Kids!! Crew Creator 58
Average

Visual Effects
2011 Tibetan Dog Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average