Daijiro Morohoshi

Daijiro Morohoshi
Born
Morohoshi Daijirō
諸星 大二郎

(1949-07-06) July 6, 1949
Other namesMorohoshi Yoshikage
諸星 義影
OccupationsManga artist, illustrator, writer
Years active1970–present
Known forYōkai Hunter, Saiyū Yōenden
AwardsTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2000)

Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō; born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.