MANGA, MANHWUA, MANGUA & MANGAKA
MANGAKA'S, ILLUSTRATORS, ARTISTS, WRITERS
The first manga guests have already been announced!
Which other Mangaka, Illustrators, Artists, Writers, or creative talents would you like to see at Heroes Made in Asia? Let us know!
GOU TANABE
Born in Tokyo in 1975, Tanabe-sensei received the Jury’s Special Award in the Afternoon Four Seasons Awards in 2001 for his work Sunakichi (judge: Kaiji Kawaguchi). In 2002, he was awarded Honorable Mention in the 4th Enterbrain Entertainment Awards for his adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s Twenty-Six Men and a Girl.
His notable works include Saudade (story by Karibu Song) and Kasane (based on Shinkei Kasane-ga-Fuchi by Enchou Sanyutei / composition by Hiroaki Takeda).
Since his 2004 manga adaptation of Outsider, Tanabe has continued to passionately tackle the works of H.P. Lovecraft, earning widespread acclaim from around the globe for his outstanding quality and deeply immersive visual storytelling.
shintaro kago
Shintaro Kago, born in Tokyo 1969, is a Japanese manga artist. He
creates comics and illustrations with themes such as eroticism, black
humor, absurdity, and surrealism. His style has been called
“Fashionable Paranoia” in the West.
He frequently breaks the fourth wall, and he likes to play with the
page layout in extreme ways, being considered one of the most
virtuoso comic artists in the World.
yoshi yoshitani
Yoshi Yoshitani is the Eisner Nominated creator of the Tarot of the
Divine and Beneath the Moon, as well as illustrator on the graphic
novels Zatanna and the House of Secrets and I Am Not Starfire. Past
clients include Disney, DC Comics, Vault, Image, Dreamworks, and
Netflix. When not attending comic conventions, Yoshi likes to
research world mythologies, listen to audiobooks, and talk about
multicultural identities.
NURIA SANGUINO
Nuria Sanguino, born in Barcelona in 1994, has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Her passion for illustration led her to study Graphic Art at the renowned Escola Joso, where she specialized in comics.
Since 2020, Nuria has been working professionally as a webcomic creator, building a dedicated audience with her expressive style and emotionally driven storytelling. She is currently publishing her series Love 4 a Walk on WEBTOON, where her signature mix of drama and romance shines through in every chapter.
inma r.
Inma R. is an artist from Spain known for her distinctive style and her focus on creating Boy’s Love (BL) manga. She is the author of Wild Beast Forest House and The Violinist and the Nerd, two BL series that began on WEBTOON and have since reached readers worldwide in multiple languages, including English and Spanish.
Alongside her long-form work, Inma has contributed to several shorter projects for well-known European manga publications. She has created work for the Spanish magazine Planeta Manga as well as for Manga Issho, a magazine published across Spain, France, Germany, and Italy.
ZACK DAVISSON
Zack is an award-winning translator, writer, and lecturer. He has translated classic manga like Kitaro, Space Battleship Yamato, and Devilman, as well as modern works such as Satoshi Kon’s Opus, Record of Lodoss War, H.P. Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu, and Cat + Gamer. He is also the author of The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai, The Art of Star Wars Visions, and Manga: A Visual Guide. His works have been translated into multiple languages.
