Takashi Nemoto

Takashi Nemoto is the kind of artist who makes you feel like you've stumbled into a fever dream you weren't prepared for — and honestly, that's the highest compliment I can give. Born in Tokyo in 1958, he carved out a genuinely singular lane in Japanese underground manga and illustration, the sort of work that sits in a tradition alongside Suehiro Maruo and Shigeru Mizuki but lands in a place entirely its own. His drawings have this raw, grotesque energy that doesn't so much disturb you as hold up a very honest, very weird mirror to human desire and absurdity. He's not for everyone, and I think he knows that, maybe prefers it. A cult figure in the truest sense — not because he chased obscurity, but because the work itself filters its own audience. Respect.

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Takashi Nemoto is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born on June 28, 1958, in Tokyo. He is known for his work in the realm of alternative and underground manga, pursuing a distinctive and often unconventional artistic style. He maintains an official website and an active presence on X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Takashi Nemoto

Name (Japanese)

根本敬

Reading

ねもと たかし

Born

June 28, 1958 (age 68)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Manga Artist / Illustrator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

• Official sitehttp://www011.upp.so-net.ne.jp/TOKUSYUMANGA/
• Xhttps://x.com/takashinemoto81
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC%E6%95%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10856127

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Manga Artist
• Illustrator

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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.