is a Japanese

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. Two of his lengthy

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serials, ''Golden Lucky'' and '' Enomoto: New Elements that Shake the World'', ran in the magazine ''

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'' from 1989 to 1996, and 1997 to 2003, respectively. His other published works include the

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''Hangyaku no Noroshi (Curse of the Traitor)'', ''Eiga de Nigirippi (Holding in Farts at the Movies)'' (which ran in the now-defunct ''Young Magazine Uppers''), ''Enotic'', ''The Family Zoo'' (with writer Chuya Chikazawa), '' Kajiba no Baka IQ'', and ''

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''. His manga are known for their unusual visual rhythms and formal devices and for their obsessive and extreme

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. Enomoto has a cult following in the United States among fans of

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and manga. His works have been enthusiastically reviewed in ''

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'', which also published a short untitled comic by him in its Winter 2004 Special Edition. An

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has been made of ''The Family Zoo''. Works by Enomoto have also been published in Spanish and Italian translations. Enomoto is a graduate of

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's Japan Film School. Enomoto's ''

'' won the 29th

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in 2025 in the Best Short Work category.

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