Osamu Akimoto
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Osamu Akimoto (秋本 治 Akimoto Osamu) is a Japanese manga artist born on December 11, 1952 in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. He is best known for his long running series Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, which has been continuously published in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1976. Currently running over 1600 chapters, it is the longest-running manga series in history, and as of volume 158 the series has sold over 135 million copies.[1] He debuted with Kochikame under the pen name of "Tatsuhiko Yamadome" in 1976. He changed his name to Osamu Akimoto in 1978 after Kochikame reached its 100th manga episode.
[edit] Works
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
- Mr. Clice (1989 serialized in Monthly Shonen Jump)
- Time… (serialized in Jump SQ.)
[edit] Assistants
- Chinatsu Tomizawa
- Hiroshi Aro
- Masatoshi Usune
- Naoki Azuma
- Shōgo Sakamoto
- Yosshihiro Kuroiwa
