Hitoshi Iwaaki

Artist

Hitoshi Iwaaki

岩明均

  • Mangaka
5 catalogue credits226 favourites

At a glance

Kaidomi catalogues Hitoshi Iwaaki as Mangaka. The catalogue records 5 title-backed credits. Documented work includes Parasyte -the maxim-, March comes in like a lion Season 2 and Parasyte. This artist hub connects works, roles and official profiles.

Source biography

Iwaaki's art is simple, powerful and sensitive, going against the '90s trend towards flashy pictures and vapid plots. He cites Tezuka as his main influence.

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In 1993, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte, and in 2012 he was awarded the 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Historie.