My Take
Naoshi Komi is the kind of manga artist who lets the work do all the talking — no social media presence, no public profile, just pages. Growing up in Tsuno, a small mountain town in Kochi Prefecture, and somehow ending up creating one of Weekly Shonen Jump's most beloved rom-coms of the 2010s is a trajectory that still kind of blows my mind. Nisekoi ran for years, week after week, and if you've ever tried to keep even a journal consistently you know how brutal that kind of commitment is. What I find genuinely impressive is how he managed to make readers actually feel something for characters locked in the most contrived fake-dating premise imaginable — that takes real craft, not just a good concept. He's a Pisces-adjacent Aries born in '86, which I find perfectly fitting: enough fire to grind out a long serialization, enough sensitivity to nail the emotional beats that made Nisekoi stick with a whole generation of readers.
Overview
Naoshi Komi is a Japanese manga artist born on March 28, 1986, in Tsuno, Kochi Prefecture. He is best known for his romantic comedy series Nisekoi, which was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Personal details such as his height, blood type, and agency remain private, as he maintains a low public profile.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Naoshi Komi
- Name (Japanese)
- 古味直志
- Reading
- こみ なおし
- Born
- March 28, 1986 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger (寅)
- Origin
- Tsuno, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Manga artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative work | Nisekoi | — | Unknown |
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E5%91%B3%E7%9B%B4%E5%BF%97
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.