Akira Itō (artist)

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Akira Ito
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Manga artist

Akira Ito(伊藤 彰,Itō Akira) is a manga artist. Ito drew Yu-Gi-Oh! R while the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, Kazuki Takahashi, came up with the storyline. Ito's drawing style is similar to Takahashi's. Ito later co-created Cardfight!! Vanguard in collaboration with Satoshi Nakamura ( Duel Masters ), and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani.

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<i>Yu-Gi-Oh! R</i>

Yu-Gi-Oh! R is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Itō, based on Kazuki Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. The series, which is a spin-off side story to the original manga, was serialized in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine between April 2004 and December 2007, and was published in North America by Viz Media.

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Ito worked as a staff member for the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. [1]

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References

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World Volume 7. VIZ Media. 218.