Shoei Ishioka

Shoei Ishioka (real name Masahide Ishioka, born July 19, 1974) is a manga artist and novelist from Inami, Toyama Prefecture, and a graduate of Nagoya University's law faculty. After debuting in Monthly Shōnen Jump in 2001 with LEO the GOLD, Ishioka moved to Weekly Shōnen Jump; following a break from manga after Belmonde, Ishioka turned to prose and won the 12th Boiled Eggs New Writer Award in 2011 under the name Rui Ishioka.

• Belmonde Le VisiteuR (2007)