COMIC ARTIST
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Today
Tsutomu Nihei
Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉, Nihei Tsutomu, born February 26, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. Nihei has been drawing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. In 1995 he was awarded the Jiro Taniguchi Special Prize in that year's Afternoon Four Seasons Award for his submission, Blame. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tsutomu Nihei has received more than 746,079 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Tsutomu Nihei is the 130th most popular comic artist (down from 129th in 2019), the 1,411th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,289th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
53.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Tsutomu Nihei ranks 130 out of 226. Before him are François Bourgeon, Iginio Straffi, Ken Sugimori, Ōten Shimokawa, Raymond Briggs, and Momoko Sakura. After him are Joe Simon, Jamie Hewlett, Kouta Hirano, Alex Raymond, Les Clark, and John Buscema.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Bourgeon
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 124
Iginio Straffi
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 125
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 126
Ōten Shimokawa
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 127
Raymond Briggs
1934 - 2022
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 128
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 129
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 130
Joe Simon
1913 - 2011
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 131
Jamie Hewlett
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 132
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 133
Alex Raymond
1909 - 1956
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 134
Les Clark
1907 - 1979
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 135
John Buscema
1927 - 2002
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Tsutomu Nihei ranks 226. Before him are Keegan-Michael Key, Claudia Gerini, Justin Lin, Kaitlyn Ashley, Candice Night, and Corey Haim. After him are Amira Casar, Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, Nadja Auermann, Amy Poehler, and Method Man.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsKeegan-Michael Key
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 220
Claudia Gerini
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 221
Justin Lin
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 222
Kaitlyn Ashley
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 223
Candice Night
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 224
Corey Haim
ACTOR
1971 - 2010
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 225
Tsutomu Nihei
COMIC ARTIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 226
Amira Casar
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 227
Erykah Badu
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 228
Missy Elliott
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 229
Nadja Auermann
MODEL
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 230
Amy Poehler
COMEDIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 231
Method Man
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 232
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Tsutomu Nihei ranks 1,411 out of 6,245. Before him are Chiharu Igaya (1931), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Masami Ihara (1967), Hiroshi Nanami (1972), Hideki Kamiya (1970), and Momoko Sakura (1965). After him are Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Maho Shimizu (1960), Tetsuo Hamuro (1917), Daichi Kamada (1996), and Takao Kobayashi (1961).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsChiharu Igaya
SKIER
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,405
Masaru Furukawa
ATHLETE
1936 - 1993
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,406
Masami Ihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,407
Hiroshi Nanami
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,408
Hideki Kamiya
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,409
Momoko Sakura
COMIC ARTIST
1965 - 2018
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,410
Tsutomu Nihei
COMIC ARTIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,411
Ryo Kawasaki
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,412
Shinichirō Watanabe
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 1,413
Maho Shimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,414
Tetsuo Hamuro
ATHLETE
1917 - 2005
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,415
Daichi Kamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,416
Takao Kobayashi
ASTRONOMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 1,417
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Tsutomu Nihei ranks 48. Before him are Masakazu Katsura (1962), Tite Kubo (1977), Ken Akamatsu (1968), Ken Sugimori (1966), Ōten Shimokawa (1892), and Momoko Sakura (1965). After him are Kouta Hirano (1973), Yukito Kishiro (1967), Inio Asano (1980), Lynn Okamoto (1970), Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), and Gege Akutami (1992).
Masakazu Katsura
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 42
Tite Kubo
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 43
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 44
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 45
Ōten Shimokawa
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 46
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 47
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 48
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 49
Yukito Kishiro
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 50
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 51
Lynn Okamoto
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 52
Kiyohiko Azuma
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 53
Gege Akutami
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 54