Kia Asamiya

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.

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).

Name (English)

Kia Asamiya

Name (Japanese)

麻宮騎亜

Reading

あさみや きあ

Born

March 9, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit (卯)

Origin

Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Manga Artist / Animator / Screenwriter

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://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

Tags

• From Iwate Prefecture
• Manga Artist
• Animator
• Screenwriter

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.