is a Japanese

mangaka A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a pr ...

known for the '' shōnen'' series ''

Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as and also as ''Hitman Reborn!'' for disambiguation purposes, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from M ...

''. Early versions of ''Reborn!'' were published in ''

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'' manga magazines. In late 2003, the series, a stand-alone short story at the time, was published in the ''

Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...

'' magazine. After the success of the short story, the series began serialization in the magazine in mid-2004. Since then, the manga has been adapted into an

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, as well as five

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and several video games. On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artists she ranked 12th.

Works

* ''Shōnen Spin'' * ''Neppuu Yakyuu Densetsu Picchan'' * (2000, serialized in ''

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'' and '' Young Magazine'') * ''Monkey Business'' (2002) * ''Bakuhatsu HAWK!!'' (one-shot released in 2003) * ''

'' (2004–2012, serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * '' Psycho-Pass'' (original character design) * ''Warashibe Tantei Numashichirō'' (one-shot released in 2013) * ''

ēlDLIVE is a Japanese manga series by Akira Amano. It started serialization via Shueisha's online app ''Jump Live'' in August 2013, switching to the digital publication ''Shōnen Jump+'' after it launched in September 2014. It has been collected in ...

'' (2013–2018, serialized in ''Jump Live'', later transferred to '' Shonen Jump+'') * ''Sleepy Netarou Appears'' (one-shot released in 2014) * ''Hot'' (one-shot released in 2018) * '' Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective'' (2020–present, serialized in ''Shonen Jump+'') * '' Suicide Squad Isekai'' (original character design)

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