Imari Arita is a Japanese manga artist whose work has been adapted into anime, most notably as the creator of Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost. Arita was born on February 25. The artist has been serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine, a prominent publication for shonen manga.

Arita's major original work is the comedy supernatural series Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost. The story follows a corporate employee exhausted by a demanding job who finds comfort in the company of a young ghost girl. The manga first began serialization online via Twitter in February 2019 before moving to Monthly Shonen Gangan in August 2019. It has been collected into multiple tankobon volumes. The series received an anime television adaptation produced by Project No.9, which aired from April to June 2022.

Beyond this flagship title, Arita has created other original manga, including Shuumatsu no Kohidayou-san, also known as The End's Kohidayou-san, and a series titled happy end. Additionally, Arita has contributed to official anthology comics for other popular franchises. These include the Made in Abyss official anthology Layer 5: Can't Stop This Longing, the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid official anthology All Stars, and the Mieruko-chan official anthology comic. These contributions demonstrate Arita's engagement with the broader manga community as a collaborative artist.

The artist's work frequently blends comedic elements with supernatural or gentle, healing themes, often focusing on character-driven interactions and slice-of-life scenarios. The successful anime adaptation of Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost brought Arita wider recognition in the industry, establishing the creator as a notable voice in contemporary comedy manga.