*anese manga author

Inio Asano (*anese: 浅野 いにお, Hepburn: Asano Inio, born September 22, 1980) is a *anese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga Solanin, which was released as a feature film in *an in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series Goodnight Punpun.

Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX compe*ion for young manga artists. In 2010, Yomiuri Shimbun described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation."

Works

Inio Asano at Angoulême Comics Festival in 2020.

• Futsū no Hi (普通の日, "An Ordinary Day") (2000)
• Sotsugyōshiki Jigoku (卒業式地獄, "Graduation Ceremony Hell") (2000)
• Uchū kara Konnichi wa (宇宙からコンニチハ, "Hello from the Universe") (April 19, 2001)
• What a Wonderful World! (素晴らしい世界, Subarashii Sekai) (January 19, 2002:– March 19, 2004)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
• Nijigahara Holograph (虹ヶ原ホログラフ, Nijigahara Horogurafu) (November 14, 2003:– December 9, 2005)
  • Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books.
• Hikari no Machi (ひかりのまち, "City of Lights") (April 19, 2004:– January 19, 2005)
• Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae (世界の終わりと夜明け前, "The End of The World and Before Dawn") (June 18, 2005:– September 1, 2008)
• Solanin (ソラニン, Soranin) (June 30, 2005:– April 6, 2006; October 30, 2017)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media. An additional epilogue chapter was included in a new edition published in *an in October 2017.
• Goodnight Punpun (おやすみプンプン, Oyasumi Punpun) (March 15, 2007:– November 2, 2013)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
• Ozanari-kun (おざなり君) (May 19, 2008:– April 19, 2011)
• A Girl on the S* (うみべの女の子, Umibe no Onna no Ko) (July 7, 2009:– January 8, 2013)
  • Licensed in North America by Vertical.
• Ctrl+T Asano Inio Works (Ctrl+T 浅野いにおWORKS, Kontorōru Purasu Tī Asano Inio Wākusu) (March 27, 2010:– March 29, 2010)
• Planet (planet, Puranetto) (July 19, 2010)
• Toshi no Se (としのせ, "Year-end") (December 25, 2012)
• Kinoko Takenoko (きのこたけのこ, "Mushroom Bamboo Shoot") (December 27, 2013)
• Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション, Deddo Deddo Dēmonzu Dededededesutorakushon) (April 28, 2014:– February 28, 2022)
  • Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
  • Won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.
• Bakemono Recchan/Kinoko Takenoko: Asano Inio Tanpenshuu (浅野いにお短編集　ばけものれっちゃん／きのこたけのこ) (February 6, 2015)
• Yūsha Tachi (勇者たち, "Heroes") (March 6, 2015:– )
• Funwari Otoko (ふんわり男, "A Gentle Man") (March 7, 2016)
• Sayonara Bye-Bye (さよならばいばい, Sayonara Bai Bai) (March 14, 2016)
• Downfall (零落, Reiraku) (March 10, 2017:– July 28, 2017)
• Service Area (サービスエリア, Sābisueria) (March 14, 2018)
• Tempest (TEMPEST, Tenpesuto) (August 10, 2018)
• Moshi mo Tōkyō (もしも東京, "What if Tokyo...") (July 27, 2020)

References

External links

• Inio Asano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia