
Photo: Ferran Cornellà / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kia Asamiya is the kind of creator who makes you realize how much thought can fit inside a single panel — the guy grew up right as manga and anime were exploding in Japan, and you can feel that whole era baked into his work. Born in Iwate in 1963, he didn't just pick one lane: manga artist, animator, screenwriter, all of it, which is honestly a little ridiculous in the best way. Silent Mobius alone is this dense, moody cyberpunk-fantasy mashup that holds together because someone clearly had the whole world mapped out in their head before pen ever touched paper. The mechanical detail he packs in feels obsessive in a way I deeply respect — not showing off, just incapable of leaving it vague. He's not someone who chases the spotlight, and that craftsman-over-celebrity vibe is exactly why his work has aged better than a lot of flashier names from the same generation.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
Overview
Kia Asamiya (born March 9, 1963) is a Japanese manga artist, animator, and screenwriter from Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture. He is known for working across multiple creative disciplines within the manga and anime industry. His official website is hosted at tron.co.jp, and he maintains an active presence on X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kia Asamiya
- Name (Japanese)
- 麻宮騎亜
- Reading
- あさみや きあ
- Born
- March 9, 1963 (age 63)
- Origin
- Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga Artist / Animator / Screenwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tron.co.jp/
- Xhttps://x.com/kia_asamiya
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%BB%E5%AE%AE%E9%A8%8E%E4%BA%9C
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731579
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kia Asamiya born?
Kia Asamiya was born on March 9, 1963 and is 63 years old.
Where is Kia Asamiya from?
Kia Asamiya is from Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kia Asamiya do?
Kia Asamiya works as Manga Artist, Animator, Screenwriter.
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