| Santa Inoue 井上 三太 | |
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 Santa Inoue in October 2006 | |
| Born | 1968 Paris, France |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Tokyo Tribes |
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Santa Inoue (井上 三太, Inoue Santa, born 1968 in Paris, France) is a Japanese manga artist and entrepreneur. His most notable manga was the Tokyo Tribe series of which the manga installment Tokyo Tribe2 (also known as Tokyo Tribes) ran from 1997 to 2005, and was made into an anime series as well as a live-action film. He wrote the horror manga The Neighbor No. Thirteen which was also adapted into a live-action film. His manga series have been influenced by hip hop culture, with some of the characters being modeled after rappers. He owns a clothing and accessories business called Santastic!, and has done artwork on several music album covers.
As of 2018, he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[1]