Ryoichi Ikegami
Manga artist born in 1944 in Takefu (now Echizen), Fukui Prefecture. After a rental-library debut in 1962 and a 1966 story in Garo, Ikegami became an assistant to Shigeru Mizuki, later gaining wide recognition with works such as Otoko-gumi, Crying Freeman and Sanctuary. Honors include the Shogakukan Manga Award for HEAT (2001) and Trillion Game (2024), and a special honor at the 2023 Angoulême International Comics Festival.