Azuma is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

* Fukashi Azuma ( 東不可止, born 1966), Japanese producer and director for

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, American engineer *, Japanese military officer *, Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo *, Japanese soldier *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese sprinter

Given name

*, Japanese politician *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese golfer

Fictional characters

* Kyo Azuma (東京), a character in ''

Inazuma Eleven is an association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football ...

'' * Azuma, a high-ranking courtesan in

Chikamatsu Monzaemon , real name , was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' has written that he is "widely regarded as the greatest Jap ...

's 1718 play

The Love Suicides at Amijima ''The Love Suicides at Amijima'' (''Shinjū Ten no Amijima'' or ''Shinjūten no Amijima'' 心中天の網島) is a domestic play ('' sewamono'') by Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. Originally written for the ''bunraku'' puppet theatre, ...

* Jo Azuma (東丈), a character in ''

Genma Taisen is a Japanese science fiction manga and novel franchise that began in 1967. It was a collaboration in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It was adapted into a 1983 ...

'' *, a character in ''

Yakitate!! Japan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from December 2001 to January 2007, with its chapters collected in 26 volumes. A 69-ep ...

'' * Soma Azuma, a character in '' Onmyou Taisenki'' * Tetsuya Azuma, also known as Casshan or Casshern, the main and eponymous character of the '' Casshan'' franchise *, Tetsuya's mother from '' Casshan'' *, a genius scientist from '' Casshan'' * Azuma (''Ghost in the Shell'') (アズマ), a character in ''Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG'' * Azuma, a member of the Grimoire Heart, and one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory in ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collect ...

'' * Emily Azuma, a character in the webcomic ''

Questionable Content ''Questionable Content'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''QC'') is a slice-of-life webcomic written and illustrated by Jeph Jacques. It was launched in August 2003 and reached its 5,000th comic in March 2023. The plot originally centered on Marten R ...

'' * Tokaku Azuma (東兎角), one of the two main characters in the anime ''

Riddle Story of Devil is a Japanese manga series written by Yun Kōga and illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype'' magazine between the September 2012 and November 2016 issues and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entert ...

'' * Azuma the Feldsher, a character in the video games ''

Shadow Fight 3 ''Shadow Fight'' is a series of fighting video games developed by Banzai.Games and published by Nekki. Each game is set in the Far East, involving martial arts action between combatants that are typically silhouettes. The first installment was in ...

'' and '' Shadow Fight Arena'' * Manami Azuma, a character in ''Mousou Telepathy'' * Jirou Azuma (我妻弐郎), the main character in '' Black Torch'' * Azuma Genkaku (東弦角), a antagonist in the manga ''

Deadman Wonderland is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' from April 2007 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in 13 volumes. Tokyopop acquir ...

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