Nobuhiro Watsuki

Cartoonist

Birthday May 26, 1970

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Japan

Age 53 years old

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About

Japanese cartoonist best known for his Rurouni Kenshin samurai manga series. He based many of his primary and secondary manga characters on actual people, including famous samurai warriors and politicians.

Before Fame

During his high school years, he won an award for Podmark, his earliest manga.

Trivia

He published a manga titled Crescent Moon in the Warring States.

Family Life

His wife, Kaoru Kurosaki, served as curator of his 2013 American exhibition.

Associated With

One of his manga characters, Gein, was inspired by the infamous American murderer Ed Gein.