Mikio Igarashi


Mikio Igarashi is a Japanese manga artist born 13 January 1955 in the town of Nakaniida, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, though he lives in the city of Sendai. He is best known for his manga series Bonobono and Ninpen Manmaru. In 1988, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Bonobono and the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Ninpen Manmaru.

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After leaving Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Kōgyō High School before graduating, Igarashi worked for an advertising company in their print shop. While working there, he made his professional debut as a manga artist in 1972.

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