Yoshimi Sato
Description
Yoshimi Sato is a manga artist and writer recognized as the original creator behind several manga series that have been adapted into anime. Their body of work spans multiple genres, from slice-of-life to risqué romantic comedy.
Sato first gained broader recognition with the manga Crossing Time, known in Japanese as Fumikiri Jikan. This series was launched in Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine in 2016 and concluded in September 2021, spanning nine compiled volumes. The series is a collection of short stories, each focusing on the brief, chance encounters and conversations that occur at a railroad crossing while characters wait for the train to pass. Crossing Time was adapted into a television anime that premiered in April 2018.
More recently, Sato created the manga Kakushite! Makina-san!!, which began serialization in Monthly Action in October 2022. After the magazine ceased publication in February 2024, the series continued in the Web Comic Action platform. This manga is a romantic comedy with risqué elements, centering on a high school boy who discovers that the popular girl he admires is actually a pleasure android, referred to as a sexaroid, and he must help her keep this secret while resisting her advances. The series was announced for a television anime adaptation in 2024, with the show scheduled to premiere in April 2025. The anime adaptation features an English dub that launched later that same month.
Beyond these two notable works, Sato’s manga catalog includes a variety of other titles, showcasing a career that spans over a decade. Earlier works include With Liz, serialized from 2006 to 2011, and Transistor Teaset: Denki Gairozu, published between 2008 and 2011. Other series by Sato include Disu Ma Topia, Tetsugaku-san to Kiben-kun, and Inga Ouhou!!? Warumiko-san, demonstrating a consistent output as both a writer and artist. The artistic identity across Sato’s work shows a versatility in storytelling, moving from the quiet, observational vignettes of daily life in Crossing Time to the more overtly comedic and adult-oriented premise of Kakushite! Makina-san!!. Sato’s significance in the industry is underscored by having two distinct manga series selected for anime adaptations, first with the short-form anthology Crossing Time and later with the full-length television series for Kakushite! Makina-san!!.
Sato first gained broader recognition with the manga Crossing Time, known in Japanese as Fumikiri Jikan. This series was launched in Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine in 2016 and concluded in September 2021, spanning nine compiled volumes. The series is a collection of short stories, each focusing on the brief, chance encounters and conversations that occur at a railroad crossing while characters wait for the train to pass. Crossing Time was adapted into a television anime that premiered in April 2018.
More recently, Sato created the manga Kakushite! Makina-san!!, which began serialization in Monthly Action in October 2022. After the magazine ceased publication in February 2024, the series continued in the Web Comic Action platform. This manga is a romantic comedy with risqué elements, centering on a high school boy who discovers that the popular girl he admires is actually a pleasure android, referred to as a sexaroid, and he must help her keep this secret while resisting her advances. The series was announced for a television anime adaptation in 2024, with the show scheduled to premiere in April 2025. The anime adaptation features an English dub that launched later that same month.
Beyond these two notable works, Sato’s manga catalog includes a variety of other titles, showcasing a career that spans over a decade. Earlier works include With Liz, serialized from 2006 to 2011, and Transistor Teaset: Denki Gairozu, published between 2008 and 2011. Other series by Sato include Disu Ma Topia, Tetsugaku-san to Kiben-kun, and Inga Ouhou!!? Warumiko-san, demonstrating a consistent output as both a writer and artist. The artistic identity across Sato’s work shows a versatility in storytelling, moving from the quiet, observational vignettes of daily life in Crossing Time to the more overtly comedic and adult-oriented premise of Kakushite! Makina-san!!. Sato’s significance in the industry is underscored by having two distinct manga series selected for anime adaptations, first with the short-form anthology Crossing Time and later with the full-length television series for Kakushite! Makina-san!!.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview
- Topics: Anime overview