Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
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About
Known best for his Toriko and Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi manga series, he was the recipient of both Akatsuka and Shogakukan Manga Awards. His famous Toriko cartoons inspired a 2011 Japanese anime television series.
Before Fame
In 1996, he published his first work, Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi, in a Japanese manga publication called Weekly Shonen Jump.
Trivia
In the early 2000s, he penned a three-volume, sports-themed manga titled Ring.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Naha, Japan (the capital of the Okinawa Prefecture).
Associated With
With his friend and fellow manga artist, Eiichiro Oda, he created a 2011 crossover-story manga titled Taste of the Devil Fruit.
