Also known as 天野 明. Akira Amano is the author and mangaka of the shonen manga Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Amano began in 1998 with a job at Weekly Young Magazine. She also held a job at Shueisha Publishing Co, Ltd. In 2002, Amano participated in a contest for aspiring mangaka and was one of the lucky winners, with her comic Monkey Business published in Young Magazine. In 2004, she finally found success with the humourous and classy manga Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (or, for short, just Reborn!), and that thanks to her readers' support. This new manga was advertised more and more in Shonen Jump and became a hit. Two years later, her manga was made into an anime series by Artland studios. Her ideas for Reborn!: Amano had some crazy ideas to entertain readers with. She came up with weird characters to add spice to the humour, a story written especially to be unique, and fast-paced action. Other works: Boy Spin (1998) Hot Blast Baseball Legendary (1999) Pu Chipu Chirabii (2000) Monkey Business (2002) Tapir Hearts HAWK! (2003) Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (2004) Psycho-Pass (2012)(Original Character Design)