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is a Japanese manga artist. He first gained success with his series ''Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!'' in 1997, but is better known for ''Toriko'' which began in 2008. ==Career== Shimabukuro made his debut in 1996, in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. He received an Akatsuka Award for best new comic manga writer on his gag manga, (1997–2002, 24 volumes), for which he also won the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. In 2002, he was arrested and convicted of violating child prostitution laws, including paying a 16-year-old girl ¥80,000 to have sex. As a result of the arrest, ''Seikimatsu Leader Den Takeshi!'' was cancelled by ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Shimabukuro was sentenced to two years in prison, however the sentence was suspended.〔 In 2004, Shimabukuro returned to manga with a sports/comedy manga, ''Ring'', which continued for 3 volumes (24 chapters) in ''Super Jump'' magazine. His current series is , which began serialization in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 2008 and became one of its top sellers. It was nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Award 2009. ''Toriko'' was adapted as an anime series produced by Toei Animation, the first episode premiered on April 3, 2011. Shimabukuro is friends with Eiichiro Oda, author of ''One Piece.'' In 2011, the two created the ''Toriko'' and ''One Piece'' crossover one-shot ''Taste of the Devil Fruit''. Shimabukuro stated that he came up with the bulk story, with Oda giving suggestions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=SNEAK PEEK: Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Interview Pt. 2 )〕 On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artist's he ranked 13th.〔(Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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