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[Nightbird]

Hi!

So today i wanted to know who has the greatest artistic skill of any Mangaka in your Opinion.

I was just reading through Goodnight Punpun by Inio Asano when i remembered how awesome his Drawings are to me.

With Pictures like those:

i really had to hold in for a while and appreciate how incredibly detailed everything looks

Same with Yusuke Murata and his Version of Onepunch-Man, wich looks incredibly stunning at times

In his case the drawings are so well done that they go into each other easily:

Then there is Kentaro Miura and his work Berserk where looking at random Panels i saw in the Internet got me to start reading it just a few Days ago

(Thanks to the official GAF-Thread for those Pictures)


So, what about you? Who draws the best in your Opinion?
It doesn't have to be only about detailled Artwork like i just did, if someone impressed you in another way, go on and share it here!
I'm very curious and excited to see wich Authors and Series will be brought up here

 

[Jarmel]

By raw art, it's pretty much Miura.

 

[Hatty]

Though its pretty simple looking Akira Toriyama is a pretty great manga artist

Here is a series of posts analyzing the art in Dragonball which I find interesting

 

[Slightly Live]

Miura simply outdraws any of his peers.

Could you describe an average day in your studio? How many hours each day do you work?

I start working at 2:00 PM and I finish at 7:00 AM. Of course, the time I spend eating is included. I work 15-16 hours everyday, without holidays.

.

 

[Professor Renegade]

Hirohiko Araki, the creator of Jojo's Biazrre Adventure.

 

[Dude Guy]

Well goddamn OP, I got nothing to post now!

 

[Ozigizo]

Tsutomu Nihei does some amazing work in Blame!

 

[bjork]

Got no images handy
Shintaro Kago
Matsumoto Taiyou
Hiroshi Takahashi

 

[cntr]

I'm not on a good connection atm, but I'll post some Kouhei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia) later.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Asano and Miura are pretty godly but Kaoru Mori deserves respect too -

 

[jiggle]

Takehiko Inoue
though I love all the stages of Akira Toriyama's art also

 

[phaze]

Sakamoto Shinichi with his Innocent is probably my favourite so far.


Other than, I'd say One Punch man and Berserk

 

[The Technomancer]

Hirohiko Araki, the creator of Jojo's Biazrre Adventure.

JoJo's is a great choice

I feel like I have to mention Hunter x Hunter for its art style. Its not above average on technical proficiency (and with Togashi's illnesses often below that) but something about the way creatures and environments and characters are designed in that series is so...distinct. Even within manga. It has this weird mix of childishness played completely straight juxtaposed against more grounded or realistic art design.

 

[Android18a]

In terms of favourite style, I'd go for Kenichi Sonoda.

I love how he draws, and Gunsmith Cats was my first Manga and Anime I really paid attention to. He inspired the way I draw too.

 

[Faynwulf]

Takehiko Inoue

Spoiler

Tsutomu Nihei

Spoiler

Both for obviously very different reasons.

 

[John Kowalski]

That first picture is my desktop and smartphone background.

I personally really really like Itou Hachi (Hatishiro) and Tsuruta Kenji, though of course there are many others i really enjoy, but those are my personal favourites.

 

[thefatness16]

At work so no pics, but my top 3 are Yusuke Murata, Hiramoto Akira, and Oku Hiroya.

 

[DarkKyo]

I loooove Takeshi Obata's style most I think.

It fits a wide array of moods and stories and it always looks so detailed and emotive.

 

[andymcc]

JoJo's is a great choice

I feel like I have to mention Hunter x Hunter for its art style. Its not above average on technical proficiency (and with Togashi's illnesses often below that) but something about the way creatures and environments and characters are designed in that series is so...distinct. Even within manga. It has this weird mix of childishness played completely straight juxtaposed against more grounded or realistic art design.

Spoiler

i know it was corrected in the collected volume-- still sad

 

[Neol]

Takehiko Inoue. Slam Dunk and Vagabond are gorgeous at times.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Asano is amazing. My only complaint is his use of computer generated backgrounds. Sometimes it's a bit excessive. His facial expressions and ability to set the tone is pretty damn incredible though, so I'm willing to look past it.

I'm on my phone so no pictures but my other favorites are:
Oda
Araki
Hiramoto

 

[Frog-fu]

Cool thread. It's not really fair to compare art between manga on weekly VS monthly releases though, is it?

 

[Walpurgis]

Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond)

 

[Platy]

Hiroaki Samura
(don't google his name. LOTS of NSFLife images)

He is the Blade of the Immortal dude.

Dude KNOWS when it is time for some beautifull pencil work

or some raw sketchiness pencil feeling

Beautiful ink work

or raw fight scene in ink

Always with weird angles for awesome exagerated dynamic action or just plain beautiful artwork

 

[Walpurgis]

Actually, I change my mind. Nothing is better than Attack on Titan. The others just can't compete with a talented artist like that.

 

[Sophia]

Always loved the art of Naoki Urasawa, especially his character designs. Here's some from Pluto.

Here's a more spoilerific one from Monster, which I'll link instead of embed. His work on 20th Century Boys is even more detailed.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

*cracks fingers*

Akira Toriyama

Hirohiko Araki

Kentarou Miura

Murata Yusuke

Takehito Inoue

Takeshi Obata

Takahashi Tsutomu

Masanori Morita

Kaoru Mori

Eiichiro Oda

 

[Professor Renegade]

Actually, I change my mind. Nothing is better than Attack on Titan. The others just can't compete with a talented artist like that.

Oh you.

 

[Eila]

Kozue Amano is up there for background details and character designs.

 

[Nightbird]

Damn, so many replies already, and those panels all look great!

Though its pretty simple looking Akira Toriyama is a pretty great manga artist

Here is a series of posts analyzing the art in Dragonball which I find interesting

Looks interesting, will read later!

Well goddamn OP, I got nothing to post now!

You can still post additional Pictures!

Cool thread. It's not really fair to compare art between manga on weekly VS monthly releases though, is it?

True that, but you can still post about weekly Series if you like those

Dragonball, HxH and Hero Academia have already been mentioned and they are all weekly (well in case of HxH it's a bit different, but it's still a weekly magazine lol)

 

[Pappasman]

Hirohiko Araki has developed amazingly over the years.

 

[sechsterangriff]

Yukito Kishiro

 

[massoluk]

Takehiko Inoue. Slam Dunk and Vagabond are gorgeous at times.

My pick.

I didn't really like Jojo's recent art. The arts have become very hard to read since Part III during the action sequences.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Taguchi Masayuki for Black Joke.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Q Hayashida - Dorohedoro

Hiroki Endo - Eden - It's an Endless World, All Rounder Meguru

And of course...

Tite Kubo - Bleach

Araki's artwork isn't that great as much as I love JJBA, it always changes and I prefer Yukito Kishiro's old style compared to what he does now so I won't post pics. Oh and obviously Miura is a god amongst us.

 

[Kyne]

Oh! Great.

 

[Mesoian]

While perhaps not absolute peeks, Warai Naku has been doing some amazing things with Keyman and Sato Kentaro has been doing amazing things with Magical Girl of THEEND. Their narrative contents may, at times, be a little juvenille and extremely crass, but their artwork is nothing short of outstanding.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Ito Ogure/Oh! great

 

[stump sock]

Otomo will forever be my favorite.

 

[Kyne]

Ito Ogure/Oh! great

TOO LATE SIR.

BASK IN THE GREATNESS THAT IS MY POST.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Inoue

 

[Nightbird]

TOO LATE SIR.

BASK IN THE GREATNESS THAT IS MY POST.

Thanks!
I completely forgot about Oh Great!. Air Gear was among the first Titles i read as the Chapters were released, it's just so darn bad that the Story went to shit after a while, and batshit insane near the End. But at least the art was great

 

[Sibersk Esto]

TOO LATE SIR.

BASK IN THE GREATNESS THAT IS MY POST.

You might want to edit that post before a mod spots those watermarks

 

[Sophia]

Hiroki Endo - Eden - It's an Endless World, All Rounder Meguru

I'm glad someone mentioned Hiroki Endo. Say what you want to about his stories, but he draws some fantastic art. Real great sci-fi and dystopian styles in Eden.

 

[Rockman Wright]

Akira hiramoto, who did "Me and the devil blues"! Sadly, the serie neven been finished, even in japan, only 4 volumes, but it was amazing! I'm sad that it had no success :

Also takehito inoue, kentaro miura, Inio Asano have already been said

I also like a lot yukito kishiro, who did Gunnm

i would add hiroshi hirata too, who did mostly historical manga with samurai etc...

EDIT :

I'm glad someone mentioned Hiroki Endo. Say what you want to about his stories, but he draws some fantastic art. Real great sci-fi and dystopian styles in Eden.

hooo, i knew i forgot something while i made my post! Eden was a wonderfull serie with great arts! hiroki endo is awesome

 

[Harlock]

Ryoichi Ikegami

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Akira hiramoto, who did "Me and the devil blues"! Sadly, the serie neven been finished, even in japan, only 4 volumes, but it was amazing! I'm sad that it had no success :

Rejoice! The success of his Prison School manga was apparently enough to revive it

 

[Angelus Errare]

Oh!Great needs to be mentioned more.

 

[Professor Lich]

Whoever made this masterpiece.

 

[John Kowalski]

Real great sci-fi and dystopian styles in Eden.

i'm still mad