Kengo Hanazawa
| Kengo Hanazawa 花沢 健吾 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5, 1974 Hachinohe, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | I Am a Hero |
| http://www6.ocn.ne.jp/~hanaman/ | |
Kengo Hanazawa (花沢 健吾, Hanazawa Kengo, born January 5, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his seinen works. He won the Topic Award of the 2005 Sense of Gender Awards for Ressentiment[1] and was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taisho for I Am a Hero.[2][3][4] In 2013, I Am a Hero won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. I Am a Hero has received a live-action film adaptation, directed by Shinsuke Sato. His series Boys on the Run was also adapted into a live-action film in 2010.[5] He formerly worked as Osamu Uoto's assistant.
Works
[edit]- Ressentiment (2004–2005, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
- Boys on the Run (2005–2008, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
- I Am a Hero (2009–2017, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
- Under Ninja (2018–present, Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
References
[edit]- ^ "2005年度 第5回Sense of Gender賞". Sense of Gender Awards (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "News: 10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "News: 13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "Boys on the Run Boxing Manga Gets Movie Next Fall". Anime News Network. November 1, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Kengo Hanazawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
