Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 Kishimoto Masashi, born November 8, 1974) is the author of the famous manga Naruto.
Kishimoto has received the Hop Step Award .
Early life
Born in the Japanese prefecture of Okayama, Masashi Kishimoto had started a life of drawing from early pre-school age. He aspired in his elementary years to become a creator of Manga.
Works
Masashi Kishimoto has been recognized as one of the elite mangaka's, (mangaka meaning, roughly, "comic book artist" in Japanese) after making his most famous work: Naruto--although he has other manga beneath his belt, such as Karakuri (which--after being submitted to Shueisha--was his first professional work).
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