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Inio Asano


Born
in Ishioka, Japan
September 22, 1980

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Genre
Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics


Inio Asano (浅野いにお, Asano Inio) is a Japanese cartoonist. He is known for his character-driven stories and his detailed art-style, making him one of the most influential manga author of his generation.
Asano was born in 1980 and produced his first amateur comics as a teenager. His professional debut happened in 2000 in the pages of the magazine Big Comic Spirits. Since then, he has collaborated with most of the major Japanese magazines of seinen manga (comics for a mature audience). Among Asano's internationally acclaimed works are: the psychological horror Nijigahara Holograph (2003-2005); the drama Solanin (2005-2006); the existentialistic slice-of-life Goodnight Punpun (2007-2013); the erotic A Girl on the Shore (2009-2013); the sci-fi De ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 147,399 ratings · 13,383 reviews · 117 distinct works • Similar authors
Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.27 avg rating — 18,474 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions
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Solanin (Solanin, #1-2)
4.22 avg rating — 12,063 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions
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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.33 avg rating — 7,740 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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おやすみプンプン 1 [Oyasumi Punpun 1]
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4.17 avg rating — 7,469 ratings — published 2007 — 24 editions
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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.41 avg rating — 6,158 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions
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おやすみプンプン コミック 全13巻完結セット
4.67 avg rating — 5,138 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.38 avg rating — 5,139 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
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Nijigahara Holograph
3.70 avg rating — 5,257 ratings — published 2006 — 27 editions
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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.52 avg rating — 4,297 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
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Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
4.40 avg rating — 4,411 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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Series by Inio Asano

Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V... Goodnight Punpun Omnibus, V...
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4.36 avg rating — 50,356 ratings

おやすみプンプン 1 [Oyasumi Punpun 1] おやすみプンプン 2 [Oyasumi Punpun 2] おやすみプンプン 3 [Oyasumi Punpun 3] おやすみプンプン 4 [Oyasumi Punpun 4] Buonanotte, Punpun Vol. 5 おやすみプンプン 6 [Oyasumi Punpun 6] おやすみプンプン 7 [Oyasumi Punpun 7]
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Solanin, Tome 1 Solanin, #2
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4.20 avg rating — 15,569 ratings

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede ... Dead Dead Demon's Dededede ... Dead Dead Demon's Dededede ... デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション 4 Dead Dead Demon's Dededede ... Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede ... デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション 7
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うみべの女の子 1 [Umibe no Onnanok... うみべの女の子 2 [Umibe no Onnanok...
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Quotes by Inio Asano  (?)
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“Freedom without any purpose feels a whole lot like boredom.”
― ASANO INIO
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“I have no idea what to do with myself. And while I wait for my epiphany, I feel the toxins collecting in my body.”
― Inio Asano
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“I wondered if the Demon that whispered "Why not be free?" was Freedom itself.”
― Inio Asano, Solanin
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