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Makoto Yukimura was born on May 8, 1976 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a mangaka, comics creator and penciller. As of 2026, Makoto Yukimura is 50 years old. Listed accolades include Seiun Award for Best Comic (2002). Notable works include Planetes and Vinland Saga.
My Take
What I admire most about Makoto Yukimura is his refusal to chase trends. He won a Seiun Award early with Planetes, a quiet meditation on space labor, then poured years into Vinland Saga, a sprawling Viking epic about violence and atonement. I find him a rare kind of author who keeps wrestling with the same hard questions across decades rather than churning out volume. His pacing can be patient to a fault, but that patience is exactly why his stories land so heavily. To me he is proof that a slow, deliberate craftsman often outlasts the louder voices in the room.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Makoto Yukimura
- Name (Japanese)
- 幸村誠
- Reading
- ゆきむら まこと
- Born
- May 8, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- mangaka / comics creator / penciller
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Seiun Award for Best Comic
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Planetes | — | |
| Notable work | Vinland Saga | — |
4. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/makotoyukimura
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto%20Yukimura
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B8%E6%9D%91%E8%AA%A0
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269354
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Makoto Yukimura born?
Born May 8, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Makoto Yukimura from?
Makoto Yukimura is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Makoto Yukimura do?
Makoto Yukimura works as mangaka, comics creator, penciller.
What is Makoto Yukimura known for?
Notable works include Planetes, Vinland Saga.