Behind the anime

Motoei Shinzawa

Original Creator

Motoei Shinzawa is a Japanese manga artist born June 10, 1958, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Born: June 10, 1958
Hometown: Kashiwazaki, Japan
Gender: Male
Education: Nihon Kogakuin College, Niigata Prefectural Kashiwazaki Technical High School
Credits: 9

Who is Motoei Shinzawa?

Our catalog credits Motoei Shinzawa, an original creator, on nine titles. Motoei is from Kashiwazaki, Japan. Their birth date is listed as June 10, 1958.

Roles and credits

Production credits include story & art (6) and original creator (3).

FAQ

What has Motoei Shinzawa worked on?

Our catalog lists nine credits, including High School! Kimengumi, High School! Kimengumi (2026), and High School! Kimengumi (Movie).

Where is Motoei Shinzawa from?

Their hometown is listed as Kashiwazaki, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Motoei Shinzawa (新沢基栄, Shinzawa Motoei) is a Japanese manga artist born June 10, 1958, in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His debut manga was Sannen Kimengumi, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump beginning in 1980. After Sannen ended in 1982, he began publishing High School! Kimengumi, also in Weekly Shōnen Jump, until 1987.

Highschool was a smash hit, and an animated version was begun in 1985, running for two years on Fuji TV, along with a movie in 1986 and two video games. His next manga series was I'm Shitataka (僕はしたたか君, Boku wa Shitataka-kun), which ran from 1988 through 1990. After Shitataka, Shinzawa took a break from publishing manga until 2001, when his current series, Flash! Kimengumi began.