Hiroyuki Tamakoshi

Japanese manga artist (born 1970)

Hiroyuki Tamakoshi 玉越博幸
Born	(1970-09-01) September 1, 1970 (age 53) Osaka Prefecture
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Boys Be...
http://tamakoshi.jugem.jp/

Hiroyuki Tamakoshi (玉越博幸, Tamakoshi Hiroyuki) is a Japanese manga artist born in 1970.^[1] His manga are mostly his comedic take of an ecchi boy's harem romance themes.^{[citation needed]} Most of his work has appeared in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, with Boys Be.and Gacha Gacha his best-known titles.

On September 14, 2022, Tamakoshi announced he had been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer and is undergoing four months of chemotherapy.^[2] On December 5, 2023, Tamakoshi announced he will be taking a break from manga.^[3]

Works

Boys Be... (1991–2018) (story by Masahiro Itabashi)^[4]
Gacha Gacha (2002–2007)^[5]
A-Girls (2003)
Gomen ne, Maria-sama (2006)
Do suru!? Paradise (2006)
Que Sera Sera (2007)
Makyou no Shanana (2009) (story by Hiroshi Yamamoto)
Jhey Live!! (じぇいりぶ!!, Jeiribu!!) (2012, Comic Birz, 3 volumes)^[6]
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (2021)^[7]

References

^ "イタバシマサヒロ・玉越博幸「BOYS BE… ～young adult～」". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Boys Be… Manga Artist Hiroyuki Tamakoshi Reports Cancer Diagnosis". 9 October 2023.
^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/boys-be-manga-artist-hiroyuki-tamakoshi-gives-update-on-cancer-diagnosis/.205111
^ "Boys Be… ~young adult~ Manga Launches in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ Gifford, Kevin. "Gacha Gacha: The Next Revolution". (January 2007) Newtype USA. Volume 6, Number 1, page 138.
^ "D.N.Angel, Boys Be... Creators Launch New Birz Manga". Anime News Network. 9 October 2023.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (26 May 2021). "Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Gets New Manga Centered on Chris". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 September 2022.