Kazuyoshi Torii

Kazuyoshi Torii (1946-2022) was a Japanese manga artist who trained under Fujio Akatsuka as his assistant. After debuting in 1968, Torii launched the gag series Toilet Hakase (Professor Toilet) in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1969 — initially as one-shots in the 'Akatsuka Gag Shotaiseki' slot — and it became a major hit with 10 million volumes in print. In later years Torii served as a professor at Aichi Shukutoku University.

• Akatsuka Gag Shotaiseki (1969–1970)
• Toilet Hakase (Professor Toilet) (1970–1977)