Daijiro Morohoshi

Daijiro Morohoshi
Born
Morohoshi Daijirō
諸星 大二郎

(1949-07-06) July 6, 1949 (age 74)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesMorohoshi Yoshikage
諸星 義影
Occupation(s)Manga artist, illustrator, writer
Years active1970–present
Known forYōkai Hunter, Saiyū Yōenden
AwardsTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2000)

Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō, born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.