Daisuke Igarashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Daisuke Igarashi

Manga artist

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1969

Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan

Profession: mangaka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Daisuke Igarashi

  • Daisuke Igarashi (??? ??, Igarashi Daisuke) is a manga artist born in Saitama (2 April 1969), Japan.
  • He began his professional career in 1993.
  • Igarashi is known among manga fans for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling.
  • While his works are often described as fantastical, they can hardly be categorized as traditional fantasy stories; instead, Igarashi draws inspiration from folklore and nature combined with surrealism and spiritual themes to create a style that has earned comparisons to the films of Hayao Miyazaki (Igarashi himself stated in an interview that Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro was a key influence on his decision to become a manga artist).
  • While he is not a major commercial force in Japan, Igarashi is well respected in critical circles.
  • His manga Witches received an Excellence Prize at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival.
  • Another one of his works, Little Forest, was nominated for the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 2005.
  • While he is known for his short stories he also created a longer story titled Children of the Sea, which was serialized in the progressive manga anthology Ikki.
  • His manga Saru was nominated for the 4th Manga Taisho.

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