is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, 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 indus ...

, known for his ''

seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Man ...

'' works. He won the Topic Award of the 2005 Sense of Gender Awards for ''Ressentiment'' and was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th

Manga Taisho are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics an ...

for ''

I Am a Hero is a Japanese zombie manga series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from April 2009 to February 2017, with its chapters collected in 22 volumes. In No ...

''. In 2013, ''I Am a Hero'' won the 58th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...

in the General category. ''I Am a Hero'' has received a

live-action Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or ...

film adaptation, directed by

Shinsuke Sato is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He has directed several live-action film adaptations of manga and anime, including ''The Princess Blade'' (2001), ''Gantz'' (2011), ''I Am a Hero'' (2016), ''Bleach (2018 film), Bleach'' (2018), ''I ...

. His series ''

Boys on the Run is a Japanese manga series by Kengo Hanazawa. It was adapted into a live action film in 2010 and a drama in 2012. Plot A 27-year-old lonesome salesman falls in love with an attractive woman from work but he has a rival that ends up being ...

'' was also adapted into a live-action film in 2010. He formerly worked as Osamu Uoto's assistant.

Works

* ''Ressentiment'' (2004–2005, ''

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional val ...

'',

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

) * ''

'' (2005–2008, ''Big Comic Spirits'', Shogakukan) * ''

'' (2009–2017, ''Big Comic Spirits'', Shogakukan) * ''

Under Ninja is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' since July 2018. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions aired from October to December ...

'' (2018–present, ''

Weekly Young Magazine is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male () demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth ...

'',

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanazawa, Kengo Living people 1974 births Manga artists from Aomori Prefecture People from Hachinohe