Yukito Kishiro

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Yukito Kishiro 木城 ゆきと
Yukito Kishiro, Angoulême International Comics Festival 2020
Born	(1967-03-20) March 20, 1967 (age 57) Tokyo, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Battle Angel Alita
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Yukito Kishiro (木城 ゆきと, Kishiro Yukito) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime Armored Trooper Votoms and Mobile Suit Gundam, in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the works of manga artist Rumiko Takahashi.^[1] He began his career at age 17, with his debut manga, Space Oddity, in the Weekly Shonen Sunday.^[2] He is best known for the cyberpunk series Battle Angel Alita.