Norifusa Mita

Norifusa Mita
三田紀房
Norifusa Mita 三田紀房
Born	January 4, 1958 (age 66); Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Dragon Zakura, Kurokan
Awards	25th Kodansha Manga Award (2005)

Norifusa Mita (Japanese: 三田紀房, Hepburn: Mita Norifusa, born January 4, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist.^[1] He is best known for Dragon Zakura for which he received the 29th Kodansha Manga Award.^[2] Dragon Zakura has been adapted to live-action television series in Japan and South Korea, its spin-off series Angel Bank received live-action television adaptation as well. His manga Investor Z was adapted into live-action television series in 2018^[3] and The Great War of Archimedes was adapted into a film in 2019.^[4]

Works

Eiji's Tailor (Big Comic Original Zōkan, Shogakukan)
Shinpan Monogatari Verdict (審判物語バーディクト, Shinpan Monogatari Bādikuto) (Manga Goraku Next, Nihon Bungeisha)
Kū o Kiru (空を斬る) (Monthly Afternoon, Kodansha)
Boys of Summer (Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
Polo Shirt and Upper Cut (ポロシャツとアッパーカット, Poro Shatsu to Appā Katto) (Weekly Playboy, Shueisha)
Kurokan (クロカン) (Weekly Manga Goraku, Nihon Bungeisha)
Scout Seishirō (スカウト誠四郎, Sukauto Seishirō) (Evening, Kodansha)
Kōshien e Ikō (甲子園へ行こう!) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
Dragon Zakura (ドラゴン桜, Doragon Zakura) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
- Angel Bank: Dragon Zakura Gaiden (エンゼルバンク-ドラゴン桜外伝-, Enzerubanku -Doragon Zakura Gaiden-) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
Money no Ken (マネーの拳, Manē no Ken) (Big Comic Superior, Shogakukan)
Gin no Anchor (銀のアンカー, Gin no Ankā) (Super Jump, Shueisha)
Kaze to Green no Kyōshitsu (風とグリーンの教室, Kaze to Gurīn no Kyōshitsu) (Weekly Per Golf, Gakken)
Tōmei Axle (透明アクセル, Tōmei Akuseru) (Evening, Kodansha)
Suna no Eikan (砂の栄冠) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
Investor Z (インベスターZ, Inbesutā Z) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
The Great War of Archimedes (アルキメデスの大戦, Arukimedesu no Taisen) (Weekly Young Magazine, Kodansha)
Dr. Eggs (ドクターエッグス, Dokutā Eggusu) (Grand Jump, Shueisha) {ongoing}

References

^ "Excellence Prize: Dragon Zakura". Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
^ 講談社漫画賞 (過去の受賞者一覧) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
^ "Investor Z Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Starring Hiroya Shimizu". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^ "Archimedes no Taisen Manga by Investor Z's Mita Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

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[1] "Excellence Prize: Dragon Zakura". Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

[2] 講談社漫画賞 (過去の受賞者一覧) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2010.

[3] "Investor Z Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Starring Hiroya Shimizu". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

[4] "Archimedes no Taisen Manga by Investor Z's Mita Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

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v t e Kodansha Manga Award – General
1980s	Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka (1982) P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon (1983) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1984) Okashi na Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki (1985) Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (1986) Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi (1987) Bonobono by Mikio Igarashi and Be-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1988) Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (1989)
1990s	The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Gorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (1990) Kachō Shima Kōsaku by Kenshi Hirokane and Waru by Jun Fukami (1991) Naniwa Kin'yūdō by Yūji Aoki (1992) Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1993) Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto (1994) Hanada Shōnen Shi by Makoto Isshiki (1995) The Ping Pong Club by Minoru Furuya (1996) Dragon Head by Minetarō Mochizuki (1997) Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and Sōten Kōro by Hagin Yi and King Gonta (1998) Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki (1999)
2000s	Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (2000) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2001) Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2002) Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita (2003) Basilisk by Masaki Segawa (2004) Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita (2005) Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (2006) Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi (2007) Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008) Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (2009)
2010s	Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto (2010) March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2011) Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2012) Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (2013) Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota (2014) Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei (2015) Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki (2016) The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami (2017) Sanju Mariko by Yuki Ozawa and Fragile by Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (2018) What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga (2019)
2020s	Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (2020) Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito by Kiwa Irie (2021) Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu (2022) Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (2023) Medalist by Tsurumaikada (2024)

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Norifusa Mita 三田紀房
Born	(1958-01-04) January 4, 1958 (age 66) Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Dragon Zakura, Kurokan
Awards	25th Kodansha Manga Award (2005)