Yasuaki Kita
Yasuaki Kita (born June 19, 1969) is a manga artist from Chiba Prefecture. In 1995 Kita received honorable mentions at the Hop Step and Akatsuka Awards and debuted in a Weekly Shōnen Jump special issue; after Makuhari, Kita ended the exclusive contract with Jump and moved to Kodansha, drawing Naku yō Uguisu for Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Kenka Shōbai (continued as Kenka Kagyō) for Weekly Young Magazine.