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 ...
from
Shiga Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...
, Japan. He is notable as the illustrator of one of the ''
Higurashi When They Cry
is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the ''When They Cry'' franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fic ...
'' manga adaptations, ''Time Killing Arc''. He is also the creator of ''
Doubt
Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is certainty, uncertain about them.
Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and wikt:disbelief, disbelief. It may i ...
'', which was completed in February 2009. He followed up the ''Doubt'' series with two spiritual sequels, ''Judge'' and ''Secret'', all connected by the recurring appearance of the iconic Rabbit mask from ''Doubt''. ''Doubt'' has been published in the US by
Yen Press
Yen Press is an American manga, graphic novel and light novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published '' Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, ...
in its entirety in two volumes in April and July 2013, and the entire six-book series of ''Judge'' and the three-book series of ''Secret'' have been published by them as well. They have also been published in various countries in Europe.
Tonogai is a former assistant of
Atsushi Ohkubo, and he has left a message commemorating the ''
Soul Eater'' anime adaptation in the Spring 2008 issue of ''Fresh Gangan''.
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Manga artists from Shiga Prefecture
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