Makoto Aogiri

Description
Makoto Aogiri is a Japanese manga artist best known as the illustrator of the series Otherworldly Munchkin: Let's Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP!. Information about Aogiri's personal background is limited, but it is known that their birthday is March 26 and that they have previously worked for the company Ignition Entertainment Limited. Aogiri has also expressed a personal fondness for tigers, dogs, and birds.

Aogiri's most significant and recognized work is the manga Otherworldly Munchkin, for which they provide the artwork based on an original story by writer Yū Shimizu. The series began serialization on Kodansha's Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service in February 2019. The individual chapters have been collected into multiple tankōbon volumes, with over eleven volumes released in Japan by Kodansha as of late 2024. The manga is also published digitally in English by Kodansha USA Publishing.

In November 2024, it was announced that Otherworldly Munchkin would be adapted into an anime television series. The anime is produced by the studio Durandal, with Mamoru Yokota serving as the general director. Upon the announcement, Aogiri created a celebratory illustration and shared excitement about seeing the characters come to life on screen. The anime is scheduled to premiere in October 2025. Beyond this flagship title, Aogiri is also known for the work El Shaddai Gaiden - Exodus.
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