Norifusa Mita

Norifusa Mita
三田 紀房
Born (1958-01-04) January 4, 1958 (age 66)
Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Dragon Zakura, Kurokan
Awards25th Kodansha Manga Award (2005)

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]

  1. ^ "Excellence Prize: Dragon Zakura". Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ^ 講談社漫画賞 (過去の受賞者一覧) (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.