Norifusa Mita

Norifusa Mita
三田 紀房
Born (1958-01-04) January 4, 1958 (age 66)
Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Dragon Zakura, Kurokan
Awards25th Kodansha Manga Award (2005)

Norifusa Mita (Japanese: 三田 紀房, Hepburn: Mita Norifusa, born January 4, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist.[1] He is best known for Dragon Zakura for which he received the 29th Kodansha Manga Award.[2] Dragon Zakura has been adapted to live-action television series in Japan and South Korea, its spin-off series Angel Bank received live-action television adaptation as well. His manga Investor Z was adapted into live-action television series in 2018[3] and The Great War of Archimedes was adapted into a film in 2019.[4]

Works

  • Eiji's Tailor (Big Comic Original Zōkan, Shogakukan)
  • Shinpan Monogatari Verdict (審判物語バーディクト, Shinpan Monogatari Bādikuto) (Manga Goraku Next, Nihon Bungeisha)
  • Kū o Kiru (空を斬る) (Monthly Afternoon, Kodansha)
  • Boys of Summer (Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
  • Polo Shirt and Upper Cut (ポロシャツとアッパーカット, Poro Shatsu to Appā Katto) (Weekly Playboy, Shueisha)
  • Kurokan (クロカン) (Weekly Manga Goraku, Nihon Bungeisha)
  • Scout Seishirō (スカウト誠四郎, Sukauto Seishirō) (Evening, Kodansha)
  • Kōshien e Ikō (甲子園へ行こう!) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
  • Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜, Doragon Zakura) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
    • Angel Bank: Dragon Zakura Gaiden (エンゼルバンク-ドラゴン桜外伝-, Enzerubanku -Doragon Zakura Gaiden-) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
  • Money no Ken (マネーの拳, Manē no Ken) (Big Comic Superior, Shogakukan)
  • Gin no Anchor (銀のアンカー, Gin no Ankā) (Super Jump, Shueisha)
  • Kaze to Green no Kyōshitsu (風とグリーンの教室, Kaze to Gurīn no Kyōshitsu) (Weekly Per Golf, Gakken)
  • Tōmei Axle (透明アクセル, Tōmei Akuseru) (Evening, Kodansha)
  • Suna no Eikan (砂の栄冠) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
  • Investor Z (インベスターZ, Inbesutā Z) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
  • The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no Taisen) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
  • Dr. Eggs (ドクターエッグス, Dokutā Eggusu) (Grand Jump, Shueisha) {ongoing}

References

  1. ^ "Excellence Prize: Dragon Zakura". Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ^ 講談社漫画賞 (過去の受賞者一覧) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Investor Z Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Starring Hiroya Shimizu". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Archimedes no Taisen Manga by Investor Z's Mita Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.


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