Hiroyuki Asada

Japanese manga artist

Hiroyuki Asada
Born	(1968-02-15) February 15, 1968 (age 56) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Tegami Bachi

Hiroyuki Asada (浅田弘幸, Asada Hiroyuki, born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his gaslamp fantasy series Tegami Bachi ("Letter Bee"). The first manga series he created was called I'll, and was a basketball series. All of Asada's manga were serialized in the monthly shōnen anthology Monthly Shōnen Jump (which has since been discontinued; Tegami Bachi now appears in its replacement Jump Square). He made his debut in 1986. He acquired a fanbase with Mint: Sleeping Rabbit, Renka by degrees, and his popularity improved with I'll. In his personal life, he is part of a unit with Shou Tajima (best known for Psych) and Takeshi Obata (best known for Hikaru no Go and Death Note), and his creation activity with "AQUARIOS 3".

Works

Manga

Hades (oneshot)
Bad da ne Yoshiokun!
Mint: Sleeping Rabbit
Renka
Indian Summer (oneshot)
I'll
Tegami Bachi^[1]
Pez (oneshot)

Other works

Cheer Boys!! (anime, original character designs, 2016)^[2]
Akanesasu Shōjo (multimedia franchise, character designs and concept art, 2018)^[3]
Dororo (2019) (anime, original character designs, 2019)^[4]

References

^ "Crunchyroll Gets Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee TV Anime (Update 2)". Anime News Network. September 28, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
^ "Cheer Boys!! TV Anime About Men's Cheerleading Revealed With Promotional Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 21, 2018). "Animax Reveals 20th Anniversary TV Anime/Game App Akanesasu Shōjo". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^ Trlica, Martina (March 21, 2018). "Dororo Reveals Third Trailer and Ending by Amazarashi". MANGA.TOKYO. Retrieved April 9, 2019.