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My Take
Masahito Soda is the kind of manga artist who quietly makes you forget you're reading — you're just living it. Born in Bunkyo, Tokyo in 1968, he debuted in 1990 and built a career on stories about people pushing themselves to the absolute limit: a rookie firefighter in Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1997), a young girl chasing ballet perfection in Subaru, and then Capeta, his motorsport epic about a kid clawing his way from dirt tracks to formula racing, which ran a decade and earned him the Kodansha Manga Award in 2005. What I find impressive is how he keeps picking unglamorous, hyper-specific worlds — fire stations, ballet studios, racing circuits — and then just absolutely nails the obsession inside them. He's not a flashy name, but his bibliography punches well above its weight.
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Overview
Masahito Soda is a Japanese manga artist born on June 18, 1968, in Bunkyo, Tokyo. He attended Nihon University but left before graduating. His social media presence includes active accounts on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). He debuted in 1990 and is known for Shakariki!, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M, which won the Shogakukan Manga Award, and Capeta, which won the Kodansha Manga Award in 2005.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masahito Soda
- Name (Japanese)
- 曽田正人
- Reading
- そだ まさひと
- Born
- June 18, 1968 (age 58)
- Origin
- Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
2. Background
- University
- Nihon University
3. Links
4. About this entry
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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 Masahito Soda born?
Masahito Soda was born on June 18, 1968 and is 58 years old.
Where is Masahito Soda from?
Masahito Soda is from Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Masahito Soda do?
Masahito Soda works as Manga artist.
Where did Masahito Soda study?
Masahito Soda attended Nihon University.
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