Shimoku Kio

Shimoku Kio (木尾 士目) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga Genshiken, which was originally serialized in the Afternoon Magazine. It was later published in Japan by Kodansha, which produces Afternoon Magazine, and by Del Rey in the United States. Genshiken is an anime, manga, and light novel series about a college otaku club and its members.

Works

 * Ten no Ryoiki (点の領域) (1994) - won Afternoon's Four Seasons Award for debut works
 * Kagerou Nikki (陽炎日記) (1995)
 * Yonensei (四年生) (1997)
 * Gonensei (五年生) (1998) - sequel of Yonensei
 * Genshiken (げんしけん) (April 2002 - May 2006)
 * Kujibiki Unbalance (くじびきアンバランス) (2004, 2006 (anime), 2006-2007 (manga)) (original creator)
 * Digopuri (ぢごぷり) (2008)
 * Spotted Flower (2009 - )
 * Genshiken Nidaime (げんしけん 二代目) (October 2010 - August 2016) - sequel to Genshiken
 * Hashikko Ensemble (2018 - 2022)