Minoru Furuya(古谷 実, Furuya Minoru; born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.

His debut work is The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club. In March 2021, Kodansha USA licensed Ciguatera.

Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanole in 2016.

Works

TitleYearNotesRefs
The Ping Pong Club1993–1996Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 13 volumes
The Same as Me(僕といっしょ, Boku to Issho)1997–1998Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 5 volumes
Green Hill[ja](グリーンヒル, Gurinhru)1999–2000Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 3 volumes
Himizu(ヒミズ)2001–2002Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Ciguatera(シガテラ, Shigatera)2003–2005Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Wanitokagegisu(わにとかげぎす)2006–2007Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Himeanole(ヒメアノ~ル, Himeanoru)2008–2010Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Saltiness(サルチネス, Saruchinesu)2012–2013Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Gereksiz(ゲレクシス, Gerekushisu)2016–2017Serialized in Evening Published by Kodansha in 2 volumes

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