Shinobu Kaitani

甲斐谷忍

Hobbies: Watching horse racing, travel
Special skills: Calligraphy, spoon bending

Graduated in with a degree in Engineering from Kagoshima University. Currently resides in in Sakai, Chiba Prefecture. Kaitani received the prestigious Tezuka Prize in 1991 for Mou Hitori no Boku (Another Me). In 1993, his series Suizan Police Gang was serialized in Shoukan Shounen Jump. In 1995, he co-illustrated the series Sommelier in the magazine Manga Allman to great acclaim. His baseball series One Outs, ended its run in Business Jump with 20 tankoubon released. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) worked as his assistant for a while.

Liar Game, his most popular work to date, has been adapted into two seasons of a highly-rated drama series as well as a live-action movie.