Summary

In the world of manga , certain creator tower among the quietus , earning the repute as some ofthe best mangaka of all sentence . These Almighty have gone on to act upon countless other works and craft some of the outstanding stories of all time . However , while many of these mangaka are house public figure , others are , regrettably , a bit more obscure .

15Tatsuki Fujimoto

Best Known ForChainsaw Man

Tatsuki Fujimoto is the newest creator to have prove himself worthy of being consider one of the respectable mangaka of all metre . Through his most popular seriesChainsaw Manhe has deconstructed a lot of common shonen figure , and gone on to act upon a band of the other dark series that have graze up in late class . However , he ’s far from a one - hit curiosity , as his late seriesFire Punchand his provocative one - shotsLook BackandGoodbye Erihave prove . With more of his career to get along , Fujimoto will likely continue to show his supremacy of the medium andredefine the shonen landscape in the future .

14Osamu Tezuka

Best Known ForAstro Boy

Without Osamu Tezuka , manga would n’t be what it is today . Tezuka pioneer the risible art manikin in Japanwith trailblazing work likeAstroboyandKimba the White Lion . regrettably , a lot of this work feels date stamp when revisit today , with rather wide-eyed storytelling structures and a more simplistic art trend . However , this does n’t make it despicable of reading and every manga fan should still give his oeuvre a try despite its dated nature . After all , his manga is still influential even today , with serial likeAstro Boyeven directly inspiring innovative work like Naoki Urusawa’sPluto .

Kimba the White Liondirectly inspired Disney’sLion tycoon .

13Rumiko Takahashi

Best Known ForUrusei Yatsura

Rumiko Takahashi ’s study cross a variety of genres but what tie them together is their gamy caliber . From the hit shonen seriesInuyashato the more philosophicalMermaid Saga , her manga run a gamut of music genre and melodic theme . Her most influential work is easilyUrusei Yatsura , a science fiction romanticist funniness that ’s remained popular enough today to receive an anime remaking . While some of Takahashi ’s art may feel dated to modern reader , her series are still worth reading , and give how diverse their story are , there should be something for any gum anime fan to enjoy .

12Hajime Isayama

Best Known ForAttack on Titan

Although he is only know for the apocalypticAttack On Titan , the serial was so good that he is widely regarded as one of the best modern shonen mangaka . experience for his masterly prefiguration and plot of ground twists , Hajime Isayama ’s manga has sold more than a hundred million copiesand received one of the best gum anime adjustment of all time . Now that he ’s finish up with the serial , fan would be beguiled to see just where Isayama ’s Laputan mind project to go next .

11Go Nagai

Best Known ForDevilman

While Go Nagai is n’t unmistakably mainstream among advanced manga fans , he was the primogenitor of various genre that are a staple fiber of the medium . From his revolutionary mecha seriesMazinger Zto his trailblazing Magical Girl seriesCutie Honey , Nagai ’s influential piece of work spawn a myriad of democratic types of stories . However , hismagnum opusis arguably the incredibly dismal seriesDevilman , which features mickle of shocking aspect – even by today ’s standards . While some of the art in his serial may feel a spot dated , Nagai ’s many creations stand as bully reads that manga fans should still mark out today .

10Makoto Yukimura

Best Known ForVinland Saga

Makoto Yukimura has written some of the most affecting and unequaled manga ever made . His hard skill fiction story , Planetes , was a brilliant character subject area sic in a time to come that may be close than people think . However , his true masterpieceVinland Sagais dress at the other end of the temporal graduated table , taking place in the fourth dimension of the Vikings . WhileVinland Sagadoes prove he can drop a line incredible natural action scenes , its true beauty lie in the often subtle maturation of its characters . Thorfinn ’s personal journey is one of the good in the medium , and shows why Yukimura is one of the good mangaka of all time .

9Masashi Kishimoto

Best Known ForNaruto

Masashi Kishimoto make one of the best shonen manga ever , and a member of the prominent three , Naruto . betray more than 250 million copies and head tothe most popular anime ever made , the series revolutionize the manga manufacture , and many newer series have draw inspiration from the titular Naruto ’s story – an orphan who ascends the ladder of enduringness and gain acknowledgement from the people who once shunned him . The author has made his return , ferment onBoruto – Naruto ’s subsequence – and fans can only hope that it will measure up to hismagnum opus .

Even the disappointingSamurai 8Kishimoto made afterNarutocouldn’t tarnish his legacy .

8Hirohiko Araki

Best Known ForJojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Hirohiko Araki is rightfully one of manga ’s greatauteurs . While he is only really known for theJojo ’s Bizarre Adventureseries and its various twist - offs , he ’s capable of spinning unique tale with each continuation of the franchise . The introduction of Stands inStardust Crusadersrevolutionized shonen power systems , turn over wage hike to the more complex ability seen in manga likeHunter x HunterandJujutsu Kaisen . Despite his influence , what makes Araki so bang-up is his uncompromising uniqueness . Jojo ’s Bizarre Adventurestill feels cut border after over 30 years of publication , which is a will to Araki ’s genius .

7Junji Ito

Best Known ForUzumaki

Junji Ito is a schoolmaster when it make out to create repugnance manga , creating some of the scariest and most disturbing serial and short stories ever . Because of his contributions to the genre , he was awarded an Eisner Award , the mirthful book industry ’s equivalent weight of an Oscar . His work has the most osseous tissue - chilling and sick art , and he has said it was root on by his own fright of death , warfare , insects , etc . The stories also hover around philosophic themes , showing that his talents traverse across many themes .

Junji Ito has also show his ability to write comedy just as well as horror withJunji Ito ’s Cat Diary : Yon & Mu .

6Yoshihiro Togashi

Best Known ForHunter x Hunter

Yoshihiro Togashi has hada life history fill with triumph and disaster . His first major series , Yu Yu Hakusho , is a brilliant shonen series that has one of the best tournament arcs in all of manga , but he had to give it a rushed end due to health problems . His next seriesHunter x Hunterbecame even more iconic – both forits complex Nen office systemand its incredible storyline , like the Chimera Ant arc . However , the series is plagued by ceaseless hiatuses due to Togashi ’s continuing wellness issues . Despite this , Togashi ’s existing body of oeuvre still makes him one of the best mangaka of all prison term .

Hunter x Hunter’s Gon is surprised and sad, crying with blank eyes.

Solo Leveling and Yaiba- Samurai Legend blurred

The Apothecary Diaries imagery and Universal Studios OSaka

Denji and Pochita from Chainsaw Man volume 1 smiling while Denji wields a chainsaw

A gleeful Astro Boy invites viewers to join him on his next exciting journey

The main cast from Urusei Yatsura pictured together against a colorful background.

Eren and the Colossal Titan from Attack on Titan

Vinland Saga Manga full-color cover showing Thorfinn holding up a blade.

Naruto from the first volume of the manga making a hand sign and holding a scroll in his mouth.

The protagonists of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure together with a variety of flags against an orange sky.

Uzumaki manga by Junji Ito.

Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika on a Hunter x Hunter manga cover