Norifusa Mita

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]

Norifusa Mita 三田 紀房
Born	(1958-01-04) January 4, 1958 (age 65) Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Dragon Zakura, Kurokan
Awards	25th Kodansha Manga Award (2005)

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)

References

1. . Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
2. (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.