Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese former president of Nintendo of America *, Japanese actor *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese naval general *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese martial artist *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *

Minoru Ito (disambiguation) Minoru Ito may refer to: *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese sport shooter *, a Japanese mangaka A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most ma ...

, multiple people * Minoru Kawasaki (disambiguation), multiple people * Minoru Kihara (disambiguation), multiple people * Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese professional Go player *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese business executive *, Japanese composer and artistic director *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese martial artist *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese musician *, Japanese ''

shakuhachi A is a Japanese and ancient Chinese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

'' player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, an abstract sculptor *, Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese rear admiral *, Japanese solo yachtsman *, Japanese scientist/inventor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese volleyball player *

Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation) Minoru Tanaka may refer to: *, Japanese actor *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese professional wrestler *, birth name of , Japanese actor *, birth name of , Japanese actor, see Kamen Rider Black RX *Minoru Tanaka, a character from the ''Death No ...

, multiple people *, Japanese volleyball player and coach *, Japanese football referee *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese classical composer * Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center *, Japanese politician *, American lawyer

Fictional characters

Minoru Edajima is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to the ...

, from the anime Onegai Teacher * Nico Minoru, from the Marvel Comics series Runaways (comics) * Minoru “Minnow” Ito, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee * Minoru Kohinata, from the manga Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru by Baba Yasushi * Minoru, from the Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? * Minoru Mineta (峰田実), from the manga and anime My Hero Academia * Minoru Minorikawa (御法川実), from the original 428: Shibuya Scramble * Minoru Kageno (影野実) (reincarnated as Cid Kagenou (シド・カゲノー) from the light novel, manga and anime

The Eminence in Shadow is a Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa and illustrated by Tōzai. It began serialization online in May 2018 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Enterbrain, who ...

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