Japanese Name: 青木雄二

Place of Birth: Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Gender: Male

Information for Authors: Was a mangaka and essayist. Died of lung cancer in September 5, 2003. Achievements: -Honorable Mention at Big Comic New Face Award 1970 -Honorable Mention at Afternoon Shiki Award in 1989 -Naniwa Kinyuudou won the 16th Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 1992 and the 2nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award for Excellence Prize in 1998 MATSUNAGA Toyokazu & KOCHI Takahiro were once his assistants.