2/20/11 - Top 5 mangakas

[mjf314]

This week we'll vote for the top 5 mangakas.

**Voting Closed**

Results:

1 Naoki URASAWA . . . 8 votes
2 Inio ASANO . . . 4 votes
3 CLAMP . . . 2 votes
3 Nobuhiro WATSUKI . . . 2 votes
3 Kiyohiko AZUMA . . . 2 votes
3 Osamu TEZUKA . . . 2 votes
3 Hiroaki SAMURA . . . 2 votes
3 Hideaki SORACHI . . . 2 votes
3 Junji ITOU . . . 2 votes
3 Usamaru FURUYA . . . 2 votes
11 Ai YAZAWA . . . 1 vote
11 Yuu WATASE . . . 1 vote
11 Setona MIZUSHIRO . . . 1 vote
11 Hiromu ARAKAWA . . . 1 vote
11 Makoto YUKIMURA . . . 1 vote
11 Matsumoto TAIYOU / Eifuku ISSEI . . . 1 vote
11 Tomoko NINOMIYA . . . 1 vote
11 Shuichi SHIGENO . . . 1 vote
11 Norihiro YAGI . . . 1 vote
11 Yasuhiro KANO . . . 1 vote
11 Takako SHIMURA . . . 1 vote
11 Harold SAKUISHI . . . 1 vote
11 Chika UMINO . . . 1 vote
11 Akira TORIYAMA . . . 1 vote
11 Masamune SHIROW . . . 1 vote
11 Katsuhiro OTOMO . . . 1 vote
11 Rumiko TAKAHASHI . . . 1 vote
11 Hitoshi ASHINANO . . . 1 vote
11 Nobuyuki FUKUMOTO . . . 1 vote
11 Eiichiro ODA . . . 1 vote
11 Shintaro KAGO . . . 1 vote
11 Mohiro KITOH . . . 1 vote

[Serpico]

Inio Asano
Usamaru Furuya
Mohiro Kitoh
Junji Itou
Shintaro Kago

[LinkSword]

Eiichiro ODA (One Piece)
Hideaki SORACHI (Gintama)
Naoki URASAWA (Monster, 20th Century Boys)
Hiroaki SAMURA (Blade of the Immortal)
Nobuyuki FUKUMOTO (Kaiji, Akagi)

[mjf314]

Osamu TEZUKA
Hitoshi ASHINANO

I don't read a lot of manga, and so far there's only 2 that I really like a lot (Phoenix and YKK), so I'm just voting for the authors of those 2.

[Funkgun]

Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma/Inuyasha/Urusei Yatsura​(Lum)/Maison Ikkoku
Katsuhiro Otomo - (Akira/Domo)
Masamune Shirow- (Ghost in the Shell/Applseed/Dominion Tank Police)
Akira Toriyama- (Dragonball/Dr Slump)
Naoki Urasawa- (Monster/20th Century Boys)

Special mention
Kenichi Sonoda - (Gunsmith Cats)
Monkey Punch (Lupin III)

[Crrev]

Inio Asano
Naoki Urasawa
Kiyohiko Azuma (Azumanga/Yotsuba)
Chika Umino (Honey and Clover/3 Gatsu no Lion)
Harold Sakuishi (Beck)

[HasseRovdjur]

Inio Asano
Usamaru Furuya
Takako Shimura
Naoki Urasawa
Junji Itou

[Thrawn]

Naoki Urasawa (Everything)
Osamu Tezuka (Buddha, Phoenix)
Yasuhiro Kano (Mx0, Pretty Face)
Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin, Busou Renkin)
Norihiro Yagi (Angel Densetsu, Claymore)

[infinityplusone]

Naoki URASAWA
Hideaki SORACHI
Shuichi SHIGENO
Tomoko NINOMIYA
Nobuhiro WATSUKI

[signorRossi]

#1 For their outstanding work 'Takemitsu Zamurai' Matsumoto Taiyou (artist) / Eifuku Issei (story)
#2 Hiroaki SAMURA (no-one else draws such beautiful women, I certainly will get the artbook for BotI)
#3 ASANO Inio (such a wicked mind)
#4 Makoto Yukimura ('Planetes' and 'Vinland Saga')
#5 Naoki Urasawa (didn't like '20th CB' that much but 'Monster' is top)

EDIT: Honorable mention (since I forgot him before): Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Real)