Kōji Kumeta

Kōji Kumeta (久米田 康治, Kumeta Kōji, born September 5, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club, Katteni Kaizō, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, and Joshiraku. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, until the abrupt cancellation of Katteni Kaizō, which resulted in him transferring from Shogakukan to Kodansha. As of 2014, he has gone freelance. Two of Kumeta's latest serializations include Sekkachi Hakushaku to Jikan Dorobō, published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from November 2013 to January 2015, and Nankuru Neesan (art by Yasu), published in Kodansha's Young Magazine the 3rd from February 2016 to February 2019. He is currently serializing Studio Pulp for Rakuen Le Paradis of Hakusensha and Kakushigoto in Monthly Shōnen Magazine.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei was his first work to be adapted into an anime and it was awarded the 31st Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.

Works

Manga

• Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club (行け!!南国アイスホッケー部, Yuke!! Nangoku Ice Hockey-bu)
• √P Root Paradise (√P ルートパラダイス)
• Sodatte Darling!! (育ってダーリン!!)
• The Sun's Soldier Poka Poka (太陽の戦士ポカポカ, Taiyō no Senshi Poka Poka)
• Katteni Kaizō (かってに改蔵)
• Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (さよなら絶望先生)
• Joshiraku (じょしらく), story
• Sekkachi Hakushaku to Jikan dorobō (せっかち伯爵と時間どろぼう)
• Studio Pulp (スタジオパルプ, Sutajio Parupu)
• Kakushigoto (かくしごと)
• Nankuru Neesan (なんくる姉さん), story

Anime

• The Eccentric Family (有頂天家族), original character design

Assistants

• Kenjiro Hata
• Maeda-kun (also known as MAEDAX, MAEDAX G, MAEDAX Roman)

External links

• Kōji Kumeta at Websunday.net's Back Stage (in Japanese)
• Weekly Shōnen Magazine: Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei official site(in Japanese)