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Masashi Tanaka
Born (1962-06-10) June 10, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known forGon
WebsiteMasashi Tanaka page

Masashi Tanaka (田中政志, born June 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist best known for Gon, his silent manga starring a miniature dinosaur. He began publishing Gon in 1991.

Other manga by Tanaka include:

  • Demon (1985)
  • Flash: The Wild West Bandit (1986)
  • Miss Marvel no Sutekina Shoobai (1987) [Miss Marvel's Beautiful Business]
  • Bouken Victoria-gou (1988) [The Adventure of Strong Victoria]
  • Mikakunin Prince Buttai U.P.O. (1990) [U.P.O: Unidentified Prince Object]
  • Samurai Daibouken (1991) [A Samurai's Great Adventure]

Tanaka also wrote and drew another samurai story that was translated into English and published under the title In Dreams in issues 24, 25, and 26 of Cheval Noir in 1991 and 1992. The story Demon, listed above, was translated into English and serialized in issues 40 to 44 of Cheval Noir in 1993.

He later worked on the game Street Fighter EX.

Masashi Tanaka at IMDb