Shinzou Keigo

Name In Native Language: 真造圭伍

Shinzou Keigo is an alumni of the Fine Arts school in Tokyo Zokei University.

His major work includes Bokura no Funkasai, which won a New Face Award in the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival. He is also known for Moriyamachuu Kyoushuujo and Midori no Hoshi, both published by Shougakukan. Moriyamachuu Kyoushuujo was made into a movie in July 2016 and Tokyo Alien Bros adapted to Japanese drama in 2018.

He was hospitalized for malignant lymphoma during the coronavirus pandemic which inspired him to make a manga essaying chronicles of his treatment and recovery and how he came up with the idea for his new series, Hirayasumi.

He's married to Taniguchi Natsuko.