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3Naoki Urasawa (born January 2, 1960) is a critically acclaimed mangaka, noted for psychological storytelling and well-rounded characters which defy and subvert many anime and manga tropes. Writes extremely good suspense, but is not solely limited to the thriller genre. Excellent, detailed artwork, notable for [[CastOfSnowflakes Casts of Snowflakes]] (within a single manga, at any rate, as he is also one of the most prolific users of the ReusedCharacterDesign concept since his idol, Creator/OsamuTezuka). Also has an affinity for {{Jigsaw Puzzle Plot}}s, often introducing new characters and plot points [[ChekhovsGun long before]] revealing their significance. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And big noses.]]
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5He also collaborated with Takashi Nagasaki, who he first met when the latter was made editor for his debut. Ironically, despite these collaborations, they apparently don't socialize much outside of work.
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7He is also notable for being a musician (with two albums currently released), and being the host of the documentary series [[Series/UrasawaNaokiNoManben ''Manben'']] where he and a crew film a mangaka's workspace for a few days, exploring the day to day grind of the mangaka lifestyle, the peculiarities of the given artist's workspace and workflow, an overview of the mangaka's earlier life and their inspirations for taking up art, etc.
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10!!Major series Naoki Urasawa has worked on:
11* ''Manga/YawaraAFashionableJudoGirl'' (1986-1993)
12* ''Manga/MasterKeaton'' (1988-1994; with Hokusei Katsushika)
13* ''Manga/{{Happy}}'' (1993-1999)
14* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' (1994-2001)
15* ''Manga/TwentiethCenturyBoys'' (1999-2006)
16* ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'' (2003-2009; with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Makoto Tezuka[[note]]Creator/OsamuTezuka's son[[/note]])
17* ''Manga/BillyBat'' (2008-2016; with Takashi Nagasaki)
18* ''Manga/MasterKeaton Remaster'' (2012-2014; with Takashi Nagasaki)
19* ''Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams'' (2017–2018; in collaboration with the Louvres museum)
20* ''Manga/{{Asadora}}'' (2018-current)

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