Michiharu Kusunoki

Michiharu Kusunoki (Japanese: 楠 みちはる, Hepburn: Kusunoki Michiharu, born 25 January 1957) is a Japanese manga artist from Tosa, Kōchi. He is most known for its street racing series Wangan Midnight serialized in Kodansha weekly Young Magazine and which has been adapted into a 26 episode anime series, a series of video games, and a movie.

Other manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki include J Monogatari and Shakotan Boogie also published by Kodansha.

• Aitsu to Lullaby (1981–1989, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha)
• Shakotan Boogie (1986–1996, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Sayonara December (1987, Kodansha)
• Wangan Midnight (1993–2008, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• J Monogatari (1998, Kodansha)
• Tokyo Broker (2003, serialized in Morning, Kodansha)
• Wangan Midnight C1 Runner (2009–2012, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Eight (2012–2013, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Ginkai no Speed Star (2014–2015, serialized in Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)
• Kami-sama no Joker (as writer, with Mizu Sahara) (2015-2016, serialized in Evening, Kodansha)
• Shutoko SPL -Silver Ash Speedster- (2016-ongoing, serialized in Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha)