Artist · Japan

Born 1970

In their own script

“和月伸宏”

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Born1970
Born inNagaoka
First credit2000
CountryJapan
Workmangaka
Alsocomics artist

Nobuhiro Watsuki.

mangaka · comics artist

Japan, Born 1970

In short

Nobuhiro Nishiwaki (Japanese: 西脇 伸宏, Hepburn: Nishiwaki Nobuhiro; born May 26, 1970), better known by his pen name Nobuhiro Watsuki (和月 伸宏, Watsuki Nobuhiro), is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (1994 to 1999), which has over 70 million copies in circulation, and a sequel he is currently creating, Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc (2017-present). Watsuki has written three more manga series, Gun Blaze West (2001), Buso Renkin (2003 to 2005), and Embalming: The Another Tale of Frankenstein (2007 to 2015).

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Born
1970, Nagaoka
Citizenship
Japan
Active
2000 to 2003
Work
mangaka, comics artist, screenwriter, illustrator
Career

Nobuhiro Watsuki, in numbers

Years active
Rurouni Kenshin, 1994Gun Blaze West, 2000Buso Renkin, 2003Embalming, 20074works
Works by year, 1994 to 2007. Known for
3works1990s2000s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 2000s.

Sketchbook

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Known for

The essential Nobuhiro Watsuki