COMIC ARTIST
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Today

Masakazu Katsura
Masakazu Katsura (Japanese: 桂 正和, Hepburn: Katsura Masakazu; born December 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist, known for hero and romance series. His works include Wing-Man (1983–1985), Video Girl Ai (1989–1992), I"s (1997–1999), and Zetman (2002–2014). He has also worked as a character designer for Iria: Zeiram the Animation, Tiger & Bunny and Garo: Crimson Moon, as well as the video game Astral Chain. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Masakazu Katsura is the 120th most popular comic artist (down from 117th in 2024), the 1,403rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,276th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Masakazu Katsura ranks 120 out of 226. Before him are Keiko Takemiya, E. O. Plauen, Hal Foster, Iginio Straffi, Nobuhiro Watsuki, and Les Clark. After him are Gotlib, Larry Lieber, David Lloyd, Hiro Mashima, Ken Sugimori, and François Bourgeon.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKeiko Takemiya
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 114
E. O. Plauen
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 115
Hal Foster
1892 - 1982
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 116
Iginio Straffi
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 117
Nobuhiro Watsuki
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 118
Les Clark
1907 - 1979
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 119
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 120
Gotlib
1934 - 2016
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 121
Larry Lieber
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 122
David Lloyd
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 123
Hiro Mashima
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 124
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 125
François Bourgeon
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 126
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Masakazu Katsura ranks 283. Before him are Lisa Randall, Andy Green, Nélson Luís Kerchner, Madhavi, Ding Xuexiang, and Andrew McCarthy. After him are Bruno Pelletier, Ulf Timmermann, Mic Michaeli, Ibrahim Aqil, Jimmy White, and Stephen Sommers.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsLisa Randall
PHYSICIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 277
Andy Green
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 278
Nélson Luís Kerchner
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 279
Madhavi
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 280
Ding Xuexiang
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 281
Andrew McCarthy
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 282
Masakazu Katsura
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 283
Bruno Pelletier
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 284
Ulf Timmermann
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 285
Mic Michaeli
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 286
Ibrahim Aqil
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 287
Jimmy White
SNOOKER
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 288
Stephen Sommers
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 289
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Masakazu Katsura ranks 1,403 out of 6,245. Before him are Toru Sano (1963), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Tokiharu Abe (1911), Kaoru Nagadome (1973), Kaori Momoi (1951), and Masahiro Sakurai (1970). After him are Yoshihide Nishikawa (1978), Taki Inoue (1963), Gackt (1973), Takeshi Shimizu (1975), Akio Kaminaga (1936), and Emiko Kubo (1966).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsToru Sano
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,397
Masaru Furukawa
ATHLETE
1936 - 1993
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,398
Tokiharu Abe
BIOLOGIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,399
Kaoru Nagadome
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,400
Kaori Momoi
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,401
Masahiro Sakurai
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 1,402
Masakazu Katsura
COMIC ARTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 1,403
Yoshihide Nishikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,404
Taki Inoue
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,405
Gackt
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,406
Takeshi Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,407
Akio Kaminaga
ATHLETE
1936 - 1993
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,408
Emiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,409
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Masakazu Katsura ranks 44. Before him are Masamune Shirow (1961), Tetsuo Hara (1961), Ōten Shimokawa (1892), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (1962), Keiko Takemiya (1950), and Nobuhiro Watsuki (1970). After him are Hiro Mashima (1977), Ken Sugimori (1966), Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), Ken Akamatsu (1968), Tsutomu Nihei (1971), and Kouta Hirano (1973).
Masamune Shirow
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 38
Tetsuo Hara
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 39
Ōten Shimokawa
1892 - 1973
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 40
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 41
Keiko Takemiya
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 42
Nobuhiro Watsuki
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 43
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 44
Hiro Mashima
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 45
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 46
Kiyohiko Azuma
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 47
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 48
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 49
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 50












































