Inio Asano

Inio Asano (浅野 いにお) is a Japanese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga series Solanin, which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series Goodnight Punpun and Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.

Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX competition for young manga artists. In 2010, Yomiuri Shimbun described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation."

Works

 * Futsū no Hi (普通の日) (2000)
 * Sotsugyōshiki Jigoku (卒業式地獄) (2000)
 * Uchū kara Konnichi wa (宇宙からコンニチハ) (2001)
 * What a Wonderful World! (素晴らしい世界) (2002 – 2004)
 * Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
 * Nijigahara Holograph (虹ヶ原ホログラフ) (2003 – 2005)
 * Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books.
 * Hikari no Machi (ひかりのまち) (2004 – 2005)
 * Sekai no Owari to Yoake Mae (世界の終わりと夜明け前) (2005 – 2008)
 * Solanin (ソラニン) (2005 – 2006)
 * Licensed in North America by Viz Media. An additional epilogue chapter was included in a new edition published in Japan in October 2017.
 * Goodnight Punpun (おやすみプンプン) (2007 – 2013)
 * Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
 * Ozanari-kun (おざなり君) (2008 – 2011)
 * A Girl on the Shore (うみべの女の子) (2009 – 2013)
 * Licensed in North America by Vertical.
 * Ctrl+T Asano Inio Works (Ctrl+T 浅野いにおWORKS) (2010)
 * Planet (2010)
 * Toshi no Se (としのせ) (2012)
 * Kinoko Takenoko (きのこたけのこ) (2013)
 * Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション) (2014 – 2022)
 * Licensed in North America by Viz Media.
 * Won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.
 * Bakemono Recchan/Kinoko Takenoko: Asano Inio Tanpenshuu (浅野いにお短編集　ばけものれっちゃん／きのこたけのこ) (February 6, 2015)
 * Yūsha Tachi (勇者たち) (2015 – 2018)
 * Funwari Otoko (ふんわり男) (2016)
 * Sayonara Bye-Bye (さよならばいばい) (2016)
 * Downfall (零落) (2017)
 * Service Area (サービスエリア) (2018)
 * Tempest (TEMPEST) (2018)
 * Moshi mo Tōkyō (もしも東京) (2020)
 * Mujina Into the Deep (2023)