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My Take
Yasuhiro Nightow is the kind of mangaka who makes you feel the weight of every bullet and every choice his characters make. Trigun dropped in the late 90s and just refused to be what it looked like — you'd expect a goofy space-western and instead you got this slow-burn meditation on pacifism, violence, and what it costs to hold a conviction. The fact that he pulled a Seiun Award for comics in 2009 feels right; it's the sort of work that science fiction fans recognize as genuinely thoughtful. He keeps a low profile — no public height, no agency listed, practically a ghost outside of his work and a quiet X account — which somehow fits a guy whose most famous character spent decades trying not to kill anyone. Hosei University alum, Kanagawa native, and one of the more underrated architects of the late-90s action manga boom.
Overview
Yasuhiro Nightow is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born on April 8, 1967, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is best known internationally under the pen name Yasuhiro Nightow, a romanization of his given name. He studied at Hosei University and went on to a career in manga and illustration. In 2009 he received the Seiun Award in the comics category.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yasuhiro Nightow
- Name (Japanese)
- 内藤泰弘
- Reading
- ないとう やすひろ
- Born
- April 8, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat (未)
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga Artist / Illustrator
2. Background
- University
- Hosei University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 — Seiun Award, Comics Division
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Yasuhiro Nightow born?
Born April 8, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Yasuhiro Nightow from?
Yasuhiro Nightow is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yasuhiro Nightow do?
Yasuhiro Nightow works as Manga Artist, Illustrator.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.