Akinori Kidera (木寺 昭徳, Kidera Akinori, born January 28, 1969 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), known under the pen name Daichi Banjō (万乗 大智, Banjō Daichi), is a Japanese manga artist.
That same year, one of his works appeared in the CoroCoro Comic Summer Special.
After graduating from Seinan Gakuin University, he worked as an assistant to Takashi Shiina.
In 1992 he made his formal debut under the pen name "Daichi Banjō" with the short story "Puma" in a special issue of Shōnen Sunday.
[1] The series ran from 1995 to 2000 on Weekly Shonen Jump for 29 tankōbon volumes and its sequels Dan Doh!