Writing · Author · Comic Book · Writer
Born Dec 11, 1952 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1977–present · Awards: Seiun Award for Best Comic, Medal with Purple Ribbon
Osamu Akimoto is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, which was continuously published in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years from 1976 to 2016.