Koji Inada (manga artist)

Koji Inada
Born (1964-03-14) March 14, 1964 (age 60)
Nippori, Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist

Koji Inada (稲田 浩司, Inada Kōji, born March 14, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan College of Aeronautical Engineering. He is associated with Weekly Shōnen Jump. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1989–1996), which he created with writer Riku Sanjo, is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 47 million copies sold.[1] The two also created Beet the Vandel Buster (2002–2006, 2016–present), which has 4 million copies in print.[2]

Inada had been ill since September 2006, which led to the hiatus of Beet the Vandel Buster at volume 12.[3] He made a recovery in 2018 and resumed work on the series.

  1. ^ "『ダイの大冒険』来秋28年ぶり完全新作で再びアニメ化 ドラクエ世界観の人気漫画が原作". Oricon. December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 8, 2018). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ 月刊少年ジャンプ休刊のお知らせおよび｢冒険王ビィト｣の今後の掲載予定について. VandelBuster.net (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved Jan 20, 2010.