COMIC ARTIST
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Today
Masakazu Katsura
Masakazu Katsura (桂 正和, Katsura Masakazu, born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known for several works of manga, including Wing-Man, Shadow Lady, DNA², Video Girl Ai, I"s, and Zetman. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masakazu Katsura has received more than 317,850 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Masakazu Katsura is the 117th most popular comic artist (down from 111th in 2019), the 1,276th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,172nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
47.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Masakazu Katsura ranks 117 out of 226. Before him are David Lloyd, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Jean Tabary, Hal Foster, John Romita Sr., and Keiko Takemiya. After him are Tite Kubo, Richard Corben, Roy Thomas, Larry Lieber, Rudolph Dirks, and Ken Akamatsu.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Lloyd
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 111
Nobuhiro Watsuki
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 112
Jean Tabary
1930 - 2011
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 113
Hal Foster
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 114
John Romita Sr.
1930 - 2023
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 115
Keiko Takemiya
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 116
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 117
Tite Kubo
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 118
Richard Corben
1940 - 2020
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 119
Roy Thomas
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 120
Larry Lieber
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 121
Rudolph Dirks
1877 - 1968
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 122
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Masakazu Katsura ranks 254. Before him are Július Bielik, Lou Diamond Phillips, Borislav Cvetković, Mari Jungstedt, Jimmy White, and David Furnish. After him are Andrey Lavrov, Akie Abe, Max Raabe, Fred Rutten, Jean-Pierre Bemba, and Daphne Zuniga.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsJúlius Bielik
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 248
Lou Diamond Phillips
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 249
Borislav Cvetković
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 250
Mari Jungstedt
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 251
Jimmy White
SNOOKER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 252
David Furnish
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 253
Masakazu Katsura
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 254
Andrey Lavrov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 255
Akie Abe
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 256
Max Raabe
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 257
Fred Rutten
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 258
Jean-Pierre Bemba
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 259
Daphne Zuniga
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 260
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masakazu Katsura ranks 1,276 out of 6,245. Before him are Chūhei Nambu (1904), Nobuyo Fujishiro (1960), Keiko Takemiya (1950), Shoichi Sakata (1911), Ted Fujita (1920), and Akira Endo (1933). After him are Akie Abe (1962), Sola Aoi (1983), Tamlyn Tomita (1966), Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917), Tite Kubo (1977), and Akira Ishida (1967).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsChūhei Nambu
ATHLETE
1904 - 1997
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,270
Nobuyo Fujishiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,271
Keiko Takemiya
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,272
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 1,273
Ted Fujita
PHYSICIST
1920 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,274
Akira Endo
BIOLOGIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,275
Masakazu Katsura
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,276
Akie Abe
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,277
Sola Aoi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,278
Tamlyn Tomita
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,279
Kenkichi Iwasawa
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1998
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,280
Tite Kubo
COMIC ARTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,281
Akira Ishida
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,282
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Masakazu Katsura ranks 42. Before him are Tsukasa Hojo (1959), Yumiko Igarashi (1950), Hiro Mashima (1977), Yōichi Takahashi (1960), Nobuhiro Watsuki (1970), and Keiko Takemiya (1950). After him are Tite Kubo (1977), Ken Akamatsu (1968), Ken Sugimori (1966), Ōten Shimokawa (1892), Momoko Sakura (1965), and Tsutomu Nihei (1971).
Tsukasa Hojo
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 36
Yumiko Igarashi
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 37
Hiro Mashima
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 38
Yōichi Takahashi
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 39
Nobuhiro Watsuki
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 40
Keiko Takemiya
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 41
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 42
Tite Kubo
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 43
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 44
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 45
Ōten Shimokawa
1892 - 1973
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 46
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 47
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 48