Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa

Born 1960 Tokyo 63 series 1,593 issues

5 awards

Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist known for complex, long-form thriller and mystery manga, including Monster (1994 to 2001) and 20th Century Boys (1999 to 2006). He has received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Shogakukan Manga Awards.

Name

Naoki Urasawa

Issues

1,593

Series

63

International Editions

43

Awards

Max-und-Moritz-Preis - Sonderpreis für ein herausragendes Lebenswerk (2022), Rudolph-Dirks-Award - Bester Künstler - Asia - Best Artwork (2016), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Fauve d'honneur (2015), 手塚治虫文化賞 [Tezuka Osamu Bunkashō] [Osamu Tezuka Awards] - Grand Prize (2005), 手塚治虫文化賞 [Tezuka Osamu Bunkashō] [Osamu Tezuka Awards] - Grand Prize (1999)

Also Known As

浦沢直樹

Gender

Male

Birth Date

January 2, 1960

Birth Place

Tokyo

Country

Japan

Series

Big Comic Spirits

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

2055 issues

Asadora!

Asadora! (2019)

9 issues

Asadora!

Asadora! (2021)

9 issues

Big Comic Original

Big Comic Original (1974)

1255 issues

Yawara!

Yawara! (2020)

14 issues

Big Comic

Big Comic (1968)

1385 issues

21st Century Boys - Perfect Edition

21st Century Boys - Perfect Edition (2022)

1 issue

Grand Jump

Grand Jump (2011)

349 issues

21st Century Boys - Ultimative Edition

21st Century Boys - Ultimative Edition (2021)

1 issue

21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition

21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition (2021)

1 issue

Issues

No. 35, 2025

#2399

No. 35, 2025

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Jul 28, 2025

No. 34, 2025

#2397

No. 34, 2025

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Jul 18, 2025

No. 33, 2025

#2396

No. 33, 2025

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Jul 14, 2025

Issue #9

#9

Issue #9

Asadora! (2020)

Volume 9

#9

Volume 9

Asadora! (2019)

Nov 28, 2024

Volume 8

#8

Volume 8

Asadora! (2021)

Nov 20, 2024

No. 48, 2024

#2354

No. 48, 2024

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Oct 28, 2024

No. 47, 2024

#2352

No. 47, 2024

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Oct 21, 2024

No. 46, 2024

#2351

No. 46, 2024

Big Comic Spirits (1980)

Oct 11, 2024

Issue #8

#8

Issue #8

Asadora! (2020)

Frequent collaborators

Akira Hanasaki

Akira Hanasaki

Naoki Yamamoto

Naoki Yamamoto

Mochiru Hoshisato

Mochiru Hoshisato

Sensha Yoshida

Sensha Yoshida

Tetsu Kariya

Tetsu Kariya

Takashi Iwashige

Takashi Iwashige

Noboru Rokuda

Noboru Rokuda

Ryōhei Saigan

Ryōhei Saigan

Tsuchida Seiki

Tsuchida Seiki

Ishizaka Kei

Ishizaka Kei

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