{{short description|Japanese manga artist|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Hiroyuki Asada | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|2|15}} | birth_place = Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | other_names = | occupation = Manga artist | known_for = ''Tegami Bachi'' }} {{nihongo|'''Hiroyuki Asada'''|浅田 弘幸|Asada Hiroyuki|born February 15, 1968 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan}} is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his gaslamp fantasy series ''Tegami Bachi'' ("Letter Bee"). The first manga series he created was called ''I'll'', and was a basketball series. All of Asada's manga were serialized in the monthly shōnen anthology ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' (which has since been discontinued; ''Tegami Bachi'' now appears in its replacement ''Jump Square''). He made his debut in 1986. He acquired a fanbase with ''Mint: Sleeping Rabbit'', ''Renka'' by degrees, and his popularity improved with ''I'll''. In his personal life, he is part of a unit with Shou Tajima (best known for ''Psych'') and Takeshi Obata (best known for ''Hikaru no Go'' and ''Death Note''), and his creation activity with "AQUARIOS 3".
== Works == === Manga === *''Hades'' (oneshot) *''Bad da ne Yoshiokun!'' *''Mint: Sleeping Rabbit'' *''Renka'' *''Indian Summer'' (oneshot) *''I'll'' *''Tegami Bachi''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-28/crunchyroll-gets-tegami-bachi/letter-bee-tv-anime|title= Crunchyroll Gets Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee TV Anime (Update 2)|date= September 28, 2009|accessdate= August 10, 2014|work= Anime News Network}}</ref> *''Pez'' (oneshot)
=== Other works === *''Cheer Boys!!'' (anime, original character designs, 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cheer Boys!! TV Anime About Men's Cheerleading Revealed With Promotional Video |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-25/cheer-boys-tv-anime-about-men-cheerleading-revealed-with-promotional-video/.100229 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref> *''Akanesasu Shōjo'' (multimedia franchise, character designs and concept art, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-21/animax-reveals-20th-anniversary-tv-anime-game-app-akanesasu-shojo/.129320 |title=Animax Reveals 20th Anniversary TV Anime/Game App Akanesasu Shōjo |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=March 21, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=August 8, 2018 }}</ref> *''Dororo'' (2019) (anime, original character designs, 2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://manga.tokyo/news/dororo-reveals-third-trailer-and-ending-by-amazarashi/ |title=Dororo Reveals Third Trailer and Ending by Amazarashi |last=Trlica |first=Martina |date=March 21, 2018 |website=MANGA.TOKYO |accessdate=April 9, 2019 }}</ref>
=== Miscellaneous Illustrations === *''Provided an illustration for the TV Anime based on Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'' shown at the end of the eighth episode of Zan: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei.
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== External links == *{{Anime News Network|person|19120}}
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