Hitoshi Iwaaki | |
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Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
July 28, 1960
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Manga artist |
Known for | Parasyte, Historie |
Awards | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize - Grand Prize (2012) |
Hitoshi Iwaaki (Japanese: 岩明 均 Hepburn: Iwaaki Hitoshi?, born July 28, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series Parasyte. The Mixx editions of Parasyte romanize his name as "Hitosi Iwaaki", while the Del Rey Manga editions use "Hitoshi Iwaaki".
In 1993, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte. In 2010 Historie took the grand prize in the manga division of the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival. He was the winner for the 2012 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize for Historie.
Iwaaki also contributed a story to Neo Devilman.