Minoru Furuya

Minoru Furuya (古谷実, Furuya Minoru, born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.

His debut work is The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club.^[1] In March 2021, Kodansha USA licensed Ciguatera.^[2]

Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanole in 2016.

Works

Title	Year	Notes
The Ping Pong Club	1993–1996	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 13 volumes
The Same as Me (僕といっしょ, Boku to Issho)	1997–1998	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 5 volumes
Green Hill [ja] (グリーンヒル, Gurinhru)	1999–2000	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 3 volumes
Himizu (ヒミズ)	2001–2002	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Ciguatera (シガテラ, Shigatera)	2003–2005	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Wanitokagegisu (わにとかげぎす)	2006–2007	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Himeanole (ヒメアノ～ル, Himeanoru)	2008–2010	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Saltiness (サルチネス, Saruchinesu)	2012–2013	Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Gereksiz (ゲレクシス, Gerekushisu)	2016–2017	Serialized in Evening Published by Kodansha in 2 volumes

^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 25, 2021). "Kodansha USA Adds 6 New Manga Including Osamu Tezuka's Bomba!". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
^ "著者：古谷実" [Author: Minoru Furuya]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 8, 2016.