Makoto Kobayashi

Makoto Kobayashi is a manga artist that is best known for his unusual drawing style. His earliest work is <i>Grapple Three Brothers</i>, which won the Shounen magazine New manga artist award. He has won twice the Kodansha Manga Award, for <i>1 2 no Sanshirou</i> in 1981 and <i>What's Michael?</i> in 1986.

One of his most well known manga is <i>What's Michael?</i>, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures.