Shiriagari Kotobuki

Born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1958. After graduating from the Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tama Art University in 1981, he joined Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., where he was in charge of package design, advertising, etc. In 1984, he made his debut as a manga artist with "Ryusei Kacho" in the "Shonen Sunday Special Edition." He attracted attention as a new type of comedy manga artist focusing on parodies. His representative works include "Electric Spring" (Hakusensha), "Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san" (Magazine House), "Earth Defense Family People" (Asahi Shimbun), and many others. His awards include the 46th Bungeishunju Manga Award (Current Affairs Oyaji 2000, Aspect; Laid-Back Oyaji, Bungeishunju, 2000), the 5th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Manga Excellence Award (Yanikita indeep, Enterbrain, 2001), and the Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival, sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Manga from That Day, Enterbrain, 2011). In 2014, he was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal. He is a visiting professor at Kobe Design University.

Exhibition
2020, The National Art Center, Tokyo "Classics x Contemporary 2020 - Japanese Art that Transcends Time and Space"
2021 Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokyo "Shiriagari-san Hokusai-san - A hilarious SHOW TIME!"
2022, Komyoin, a sub-temple of Tofukuji Temple, Kyoto: "If you extinguish fire in your mind, it will also be cool"
"Dreaming within a dream" at Kuraya, Kyoto
2023: Cafe La Ruche in Yufuin, Oita "Yufuin Cave Bath"
2024 Tokyo, Hibiya Library and Museum Special Exhibition "Shiriagari-san and Time Trouble Edo x Tokyo"
2025 Tokyo, Gallery Q, two-person exhibition "Is Naoto Kotobuki a strange person...?"
"Oyaji no Kurashi" (Dad's Life) at Isetan Shinjuku store in Tokyo
"Light and Arhats" at Komyoin, a sub-temple of Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto