Tsutomu Nihei

Tsutomu Nihei
Tsutomu Nihei at Lucca Comics & Games 2015
Born	1971 (age 45–46)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Years active	1998 - present
Known for	Blame!, Knights of Sidonia

Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉, Nihei Tsutomu^?, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans overseas where his manga Blame!, Knights of Sidonia and Biomega were published by Vertical Inc. and Viz Media.

At first he studied architecture and later this influence has shown up in his manga works in his depiction of huge structures. This has become one of the general themes that make his manga unique.

Nihei was a guest at San Diego Comic Con International 2016.

He is currently working on an anime version of Blame!.