Akinobu Uraku

Akinobu Uraku (有楽 彰展, Uraku Akinobu; born September 22, 1977) is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating Tokyo Underground. Uraku won one of two grand prizes (the other winner being Diachiken Ise) at the 4th Enix 21st Century Manga Awards in 1997 for his work Yojō Mahō Shoriban.^[1][2] This story was later published in the February 1997 issue of Monthly G Fantasy.

Akinobu Uraku 有楽 彰展
Born	(1977-09-22) September 22, 1977 (age 47) Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Manga artist
Nationality	Japanese
Period	1997–present
Genre	Fiction
Subject	Shōnen manga

In 2002, Tokyo Underground was adapted into an anime television series aired on TV Tokyo. Uraku made a cameo appearance as a student in the first episode of that series.

Works

• Yojō Mahō Shoriban (余剰魔法処理班) (1997, Monthly G Fantasy)
• Tokyo Underground (14 volumes, January 1998 – March 2005, Monthly Shōnen Gangan)
• Onikirisama no Hakoirimusume (irregularly since July 2006 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan till November 2010 issue, all 4 volumes Tankōbon)