Kōji Kumeta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kōji Kumeta

Japanese manga artist

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: mangaka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Koji Kumeta (??? ??, Kumeta Koji, born September 5, 1967) is a Japanese gag manga artist.
His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club, Katte ni Kaizo, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, and Joshiraku.
The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in Weekly Shonen Sunday, until the abrupt cancellation of Katte ni Kaizo, which resulted in him transferring from Shogakukan to Kodansha.
As of 2014, he has gone freelance.
Two of Kumeta's latest serializations include Sekkachi Hakushaku to Jikan Dorobo, published in Weekly Shonen Magazine from November 2013 to January 2015, and Nankuru Neesan (art by Yasu), published in Kodansha's Young Magazine the 3rd from February 2016 to February 2019.
He is currently serializing Studio Pulp for Rakuen Le Paradis of Hakusensha and Kakushigoto in Monthly Shonen Magazine. Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei was his first work to be adapted into an anime and it was awarded the 31st Kodansha Manga Award in the shonen category.