Kōji Kumeta
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, is a Japanese gag manga artist
. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club
, Katte ni Kaizō
and Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
. His other major works include √P Root Paradise, Sodatte Darling!! and
. The bulk of his work was published in Shōnen Sunday
, until the abrupt cancellation of Katte ni Kaizō.
Currently he is serializing Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
and Joshiraku in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
with Yasu
as illustrator. The former series is his first work to be made into an anime. Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei was awarded the 31st Kodansha Manga Award
in the shōnen
category.
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club
Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club
is a shōnen manga by Kōji Kumeta. The manga ran for 23 volumes in Shōnen Sunday from 1991 to 1996. The art style changed drastically over the course of the series, evolving towards Kumeta's distinct style of his later series such as Katte ni Kaizo or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.-Plot:The series...
, Katte ni Kaizō
Katte ni Kaizo
is a shōnen manga by Kōji Kumeta. The manga ran for 26 volumes in Shōnen Sunday from 1998 to 2004. The art style went through a huge change as the story went on, by the end of the story the art style was the same as the type used in Kumeta's next series, Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei...
and Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei
is a Japanese manga by Kōji Kumeta, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. It is a comedy about a teacher who takes all aspects of life, word and culture in the most negative light possible. It satirizes politics, media, and Japanese society...
. His other major works include √P Root Paradise, Sodatte Darling!! and
. The bulk of his work was published in Shōnen Sunday
Shonen Sunday
, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
, until the abrupt cancellation of Katte ni Kaizō.
Currently he is serializing Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei in Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Weekly Shonen Magazine
, also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship policies , it's mainly read by an older audience, with a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college...
and Joshiraku in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in september 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha's magazine, Weekly Shōnen Magazine.- Series :- External links :* Official web site at Kodansha...
with Yasu
Yasu (illustrator)
is a Japanese illustrator from Tokushima, Japan, though now lives in Tokyo. As of 2007, Yasu is a free illustrator.-Works:Light novels*Koe de Bakasete yo Baby*Oto × Maho*Phantom*Reverse Brad*Toradora!*Watashitachi no Tamura-kun...
as illustrator. The former series is his first work to be made into an anime. Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei was awarded the 31st Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
in the shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
category.