Nobuhiro Watsuki
Japanese manga artist (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nobuhiro Nishiwaki (Japanese: 西脇 伸宏, Hepburn: Nishiwaki Nobuhiro, born May 26, 1970), better known by his pen name Nobuhiro Watsuki (和月 伸宏, Watsuki Nobuhiro), is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (1994–1999), which has over 70 million copies in circulation and a sequel he is currently creating, Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc (2017–present).
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Born | Nobuhiro Nishiwaki (西脇 伸宏, Nishiwaki Nobuhiro) (1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 54) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Manga artist |
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Spouse | Kaworu Kurosaki |
Watsuki has written three more manga series, Gun Blaze West (2001), Buso Renkin (2003–2005), and Embalming: The Another Tale of Frankenstein (2007–2015). He has mentored several well-known manga artists, including One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei, and Mr. Fullswing creator Shinya Suzuki [ja].[1] Watsuki was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2018.