COMIC ARTIST
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Today
Yoshitoshi ABe
Yoshitoshi Abe (安倍 吉俊, Abe Yoshitoshi; born August 3, 1971), also stylized as yoshitoshi ABe, is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga. He first gained fame for his work on the avant-garde anime Serial Experiments Lain. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series NieA_7. He is the creator of the dōjinshi Haibane Renmei, which was also adapted into an anime. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Yoshitoshi ABe is the 164th most popular comic artist (up from 181st in 2024), the 1,902nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,826th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Yoshitoshi ABe ranks 164 out of 226. Before him are Eduardo Risso, Neal Adams, Mike Mignola, Seishi Kishimoto, Inio Asano, and Mort Walker. After him are Marv Wolfman, Oh! great, Jim Starlin, Alison Bechdel, Peter David, and Tooru Fujisawa.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduardo Risso
1925 - 1986
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 158
Neal Adams
1941 - 2022
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 159
Mike Mignola
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 160
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 161
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 162
Mort Walker
1923 - 2018
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 163
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 164
Marv Wolfman
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 165
Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 166
Jim Starlin
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 167
Alison Bechdel
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 168
Peter David
1956 - 2025
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 169
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 170
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Yoshitoshi ABe ranks 352. Before him are Christina Chang, Chen Guangcheng, Oséas, Stanislas Merhar, Tiffany Mynx, and Hoyte van Hoytema. After him are Albrecht Behmel, Beatrix von Storch, Bjarte Engen Vik, John Ross Bowie, Claude Dambury, and Ani Choying Drolma.
Others Born in 1971
Go to all RankingsChristina Chang
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 346
Chen Guangcheng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 347
Oséas
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 348
Stanislas Merhar
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 349
Tiffany Mynx
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 350
Hoyte van Hoytema
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 351
Yoshitoshi ABe
COMIC ARTIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 352
Albrecht Behmel
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 353
Beatrix von Storch
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 354
Bjarte Engen Vik
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 355
John Ross Bowie
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 356
Claude Dambury
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 357
Ani Choying Drolma
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 358
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yoshitoshi ABe ranks 1,902 out of 6,245. Before him are Makoto Oda (1989), Riyo Mori (1986), Ken Shimizu (1979), Masato Kawaguchi (1981), Kinuko Tanida (1939), and Samaire Armstrong (1980). After him are Masahiro Ando (1972), Shohei Ohtani (1994), Makoto Teguramori (1967), Takashi Sekizuka (1960), Reiji Nakajima (1979), and Shizuka Kudo (1970).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMakoto Oda
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,896
Riyo Mori
CELEBRITY
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,897
Ken Shimizu
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 1,898
Masato Kawaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 1,899
Kinuko Tanida
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 1,900
Samaire Armstrong
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 1,901
Yoshitoshi ABe
COMIC ARTIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 1,902
Masahiro Ando
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 1,903
Shohei Ohtani
BASEBALL PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 1,904
Makoto Teguramori
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,905
Takashi Sekizuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,906
Reiji Nakajima
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 1,907
Shizuka Kudo
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 1,908
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Yoshitoshi ABe ranks 60. Before him are Momoko Sakura (1965), Makoto Yukimura (1976), Lynn Okamoto (1970), Norihiro Yagi (1968), Seishi Kishimoto (1974), and Inio Asano (1980). After him are Oh! great (1972), Tooru Fujisawa (1967), Yuu Watase (1970), Atsushi Ohkubo (1979), Hiroyuki Takei (1972), and One (1986).
Momoko Sakura
1965 - 2018
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 54
Makoto Yukimura
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 55
Lynn Okamoto
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 56
Norihiro Yagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 57
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 58
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 59
Yoshitoshi ABe
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 60
Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 61
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 62
Yuu Watase
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 63
Atsushi Ohkubo
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 64
Hiroyuki Takei
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 65
One
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 66













































