Kengo Hanazawa

Japanese manga artist

Kengo Hanazawa 花沢健吾
Born	(1974-01-05) January 5, 1974 (age 50) Hachinohe, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	I Am a Hero
http://www6.ocn.ne.jp/~hanaman/

Kengo Hanazawa (花沢健吾, Hanazawa Kengo, born January 5, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his seinen works. He won the Topic Award of the 2005 Sense of Gender Awards for Ressentiment^[1] and was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taisho for I Am a Hero.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2013, I Am a Hero won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. I Am a Hero has received a live-action film adaptation, directed by Shinsuke Sato. His series Boys on the Run was also adapted into a live-action film in 2010.^[5] He formerly worked as Osamu Uoto's assistant.

Works

Ressentiment (2004–2005, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
Boys on the Run (2005–2008, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
I Am a Hero (2009–2017, Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
Under Ninja (2018–present, Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)

References

^ "2005年度第5回Sense of Gender賞". Sense of Gender Awards (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2012.
^ "News: 10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
^ "News: 13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
^ "15 Titles Nominated for 5th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
^ "Boys on the Run Boxing Manga Gets Movie Next Fall". Anime News Network. November 1, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.