Miyata Kouji

After graduating from Tokyo Zokei University, his Jyabara (Bellows) received an honorable mention in the 8th EntraBrain Entertainment Award in 2006, then he made his professional manga artist debut with Neko de Tandem (Tandem by a Cat) in the 1st issue of EnterBrain's Comic Beam Fellows!. His first serialization work Kiki Mimi Zukan (Pictorial Book of Sound) was published in Comic Beam in its May to December issue of 2008. The last volumes of his latest works, Wanko ni Kuchizuke/Why Not Be My Dog's 6th volume and Yome ga Korena Monde/Oh! My Sweet Alien!'s 2nd volume, were just released simultaneously in Japan on September 14, 2015.
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Passed away on October 22, 2015 at the age of 34.