Kotobuki Shiriagari

In early 1981, after graduation, he began to work as an advertising illustrator for the beer company Kirin.

[2] His breakthrough as an artist was the series Yajikita in Deep, which he published from 1997 until 2002 in the magazine Comic Beam.

Between 2007 and 2009, he was a jury member of the manga division of the Japan Media Arts Festival.

[5] Known for his "gag" manga, Shiriagari keeps his humor close to the dramatic aspects of life.

[7] He received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize excellence Award in 2001 for his manga Yajikita in Deep.