Minoru Furuya

Minoru Furuya (古谷 実, Furuya Minoru, born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture. His debut work was Ike! Inachū takkyū-bu, known in English as The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adopted into a 26 episode anime in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club. Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanoru in 2016.

Minoru Furuya

Minoru Furuya (古谷 実, Furuya Minoru, born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture. His debut work was Ike! Inachū takkyū-bu, known in English as The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adopted into a 26 episode anime in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club. Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanoru in 2016.