Masashi Tanaka

Masashi Tanaka (田中 政志, born June 10, 1962) is a Japanese manga artist best known for Gon, his silent manga starring a miniature dinosaur. He began publishing Gon in 1991. GON is possibly his most well known work, famous for being a silent comic throughout its entire run.

Serials

 * Flash: The Wild West Bandit
 * Miss Marvel's Lovely Trade (ミス・マーベルの素敵な商売)
 * Adventures of the Victoria (冒険!ヴィクトリア号!!)
 * U.P.O.: Unidentified Prince Object (未確認プリンス物体U.P.O.)
 * A Samurai's Great Adventure (侍大冒険)
 * Gon (1992-2002, 7 volumes)

Short stories

 * Demon (邪鬼) (1985) - Submission for the 8th Tetsuya Chiba Awards. English adaptation published by Dark Horse in issues 40 to 44 of Cheval Noir.
 * Kagerō (陽炎) (1986) - Submission for the 9th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.
 * CAESAR (1987) - Submission for the 10th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.
 * Binbōgami Gomen (貧乏神御免) (1988) - Submission for the 11th Tetsuya Chiba Awards.
 * In Dreams (夢ん中) (1989) - Winner of the 12th Tetsuya Chiba Awards. English adaptation published by Dark Horse in issues 24, 25, and 26 of Cheval Noir in 1991 and 1992.