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My Take
I've got a real soft spot for the quiet ones, and Katsura Hoshino fits the bill: a manga artist from Shiga who'd clearly rather let the work do the talking than wave at a camera. D.Gray-man is her whole personality from where I'm sitting, all that gothic gloom and ornate, melancholy design, the kind of dark fantasy that lingers in your chest. What gets me is the sheer doggedness of it, the way she's kept that heavy, intricate world alive across years of hiatuses and the brutal grind that serialized manga is famous for, health and deadlines and all. I don't know her offstage and honestly I don't need to. She strikes me as a craftsperson carrying something deep and patient, like Shiga's still lake water, and I quietly respect the heck out of that.
Overview
Katsura Hoshino is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born on April 21, 1980, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. She is best known as the creator of D.Gray-man, a dark fantasy manga series serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump and its successor Jump Square. She keeps most personal details private, working under her real name rather than a pen name. Her Instagram account is hoshino1000.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katsura Hoshino
- Name (Japanese)
- 星野桂
- Reading
- ほしの かつら
- Born
- April 21, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey (申)
- Origin
- Shiga Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga artist / Illustrator
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | D.Gray-man | — | Unknown |
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hoshino1000/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%9F%E9%87%8E%E6%A1%82
Frequently asked questions
When was Katsura Hoshino born?
Born April 21, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Katsura Hoshino from?
Katsura Hoshino is from Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
What does Katsura Hoshino do?
Katsura Hoshino works as Manga artist, Illustrator.
What is Katsura Hoshino known for?
Notable works include D.Gray-man.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.