Mikio Igarashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mikio Igarashi

Manga artist

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1955

Place of Birth: Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: mangaka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mikio Igarashi (??????? or ??? ???, Igarashi Mikio) is a Japanese manga artist born 13 January 1955 in the town of Nakaniida (now Kami), Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, though he lives in the city of Sendai.
He is best known for his manga series Bonobono and Ninpen Manmaru.
In 1988, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Bonobono and the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga for Ninpen Manmaru.