Kazuki Kitashima

Japanese manga artist and television director born in 1985 in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. While a student at Waseda University, Kitashima serialized Ōdorobō Poruta in Weekly Shōnen Jump, then assisted on Kuroko's Basketball before leaving manga to join TV Asahi as a new graduate. Alongside directing work, Kitashima began drawing Manhole Senki Aoi for Weekly CoroCoro Comic in 2022.

• Odorobo Poruta (2005–2006)