Inio Asano

Inio Asano (浅野 いにお Asano Inio, born September 22, 1980 in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga author. Asano created the acclaimed manga Solanin, which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki.^[1] Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX competition for young manga artists. In 2010, Yomiuri Shimbun described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation."^[1]

Works

• Futsū no Hi (普通の日) (2000)
• Sotsugyōshiki Jigoku (卒業式地獄) (2000)
• Uchū kara Konnichi wa (宇宙からコンニチハ) (April 19, 2001)
• What a Wonderful World! (素晴らしい世界 Subarashii Sekai) (January 19, 2002 – March 19, 2004)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.^[2]
• Nijigahara Holograph (虹ヶ原ホログラフ Nijigahara Horogurafu) (November 14, 2003 – December 9, 2005)
  • Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books.^[3]
• Hikari no Machi (ひかりのまち, lit. "City of Lights") (April 19, 2004 – January 19, 2005)
• Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae (世界の終わりと夜明け前, lit. "The End of The World and Before Dawn") (June 18, 2005 – September 1, 2008)
• Solanin (ソラニン Soranin) (June 30, 2005 – April 6, 2006)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.^[4]
• Goodnight Punpun (おやすみプンプン Oyasumi Punpun) (March 15, 2007 – November 2, 2013)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.^[5]
• Ozanari Kun (おざなり君) (May 19, 2008 – April 19, 2011)
• A Girl on the Shore (うみべの女の子 Umibe no Onna no Ko) (July 7, 2009 – January 8, 2013)
  • Licensed in North America by Vertical.^[6]
• Ctrl+T Asano Inio Works (Ctrl+T 浅野いにおWORKS Kontorōru Purasu Tī Asano Inio Wākusu) (March 27, 2010 – March 29, 2010)
• Planet (planet Puranetto) (July 19, 2010)
• Toshi no Se (としのせ) (December 25, 2012)
• Kinoko Takenoko (きのこたけのこ) (December 27, 2013)
• Dead Dead Demon's De De De De Destruction (デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション Deddo Deddo Dēmonzu De De De De Desutorakushon) (April 28, 2014 – )
• Bakemono Re' Chan (ばけものれっちゃん) (February 6, 2015)
• Yūsha Tachi (勇者たち) (March 6, 2015 – )
• Funwari Otoko (ふんわり男) (March 7, 2016)
• Sayonara Bye-Bye (さよならばいばい Sayonara Bai Bai) (March 14, 2016)

References

1. Ozaki, Mio (April 16, 2010). "The disaffected world of Inio Asano". Japan: Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
2. "Viz Media to Publish the Poignant New Manga Series What a Wonderful World". Anime News Network. October 6, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
3. "Nijigahara Holograph is coming". Fantagraphics. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
4. "Viz to Offer Asano's Solanin, Obata's We Were There". Anime News Network. February 18, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
5. "Viz Media Licenses Inio Asano's Goodnight Pun Pun Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
6. "Vertical Comics Licenses Inio Asano's A Girl on the Shore Manga". Anime News Network. March 16, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

External links

• Inio Asano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia