{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}} {{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|奥田ひとし|date=March 2015}} {{More footnotes needed|BLP=yes|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox person <!-- change to manga artist --> | name = Hitoshi Okuda | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Okuda Hitoshi ({{nihongo2|奥田 ひとし}}) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|15}} | birth_place = [[Daisen, Akita|Daisen]], Akita Prefecture, Japan | other_names = | known_for = ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' | employer = | occupation = [[Manga artist]] | years_active = | spouse = | children = | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Hitoshi Okuda'''|奥田 ひとし|Okuda Hitoshi|extra=born 1963 in [[Daisen, Akita]]<ref>[http://www.adnet-sakigake.com/kyo/interview/okuda/okuda.html Interview by Sakigake Ad Brain Co., Lyf]{{in lang|ja}}</ref>}} is a Japanese [[manga artist]], most famous for his characterizations and stories set in the world of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]''.<ref name="WeinerWeiner2010">{{cite book|last1=Weiner|first1=Robert G.|last2=Weiner|first2=Stephen|last3=Figa|first3=Elizabeth (FRW)|title=Graphic novels and comics in libraries and archives: essays on readers, research, history and cataloging|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xo-QYdfL9DoC&pg=PA71|access-date=10 August 2011|date=2010-04-01|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4302-4|pages=71–}}</ref>

Okuda got his start as a ''[[doujinshi]]'' artist before debuting professionally, studying under [[Nobuteru Yūki]] and Yutaka Izubuchi.

His collection of Tenchi-related works spans eleven years, beginning with ''"No Need for Tenchi!"'' in 1994 before finishing its run as ''"The All-New Tenchi Muyō!"'' (''"Shin Tenchi Muyō!"'') in late 2005. ''"Tenchi, Heaven Forbid! G..."'', a collection of seventy-four [[yonkoma]] comics drawn during the course of six years for [[Geneon|Pioneer LDC's]] monthly fan club letter, was later released by [[VIZ Media]] as ''"Tenchi Muyō: Sasami Stories"'', bundled along with previously published material featuring the [[Sasami]] character.

== Works == * {{Nihongo|''Radical Guardian''|ラジカルガーディアン}} (1990) * ''[[No Need for Tenchi!]]'' (1994–2000) ** ''The All-New Tenchi Muyō!'' (2000–2005) ** ''Tenchi Muyō! Sasami Stories'' (2002) **''Tenchi, Heaven Forbid! G...'' (1994–2000) * ''[[Detatoko Princess]]'' (1994–1999) * {{Nihongo|''Yin-Yang Detective Takanashi Ranto Magical Records''|陰陽探偵少女遊RANTO☆魔承録|Onmyō Tantei Takanashi Ranto Mashōroku}} (1999-2001) * ''[[Nanana's Buried Treasure]]'' (2012-2013)

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==External links== * [http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/5798 Hitoshi Okuda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093952/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/5798 |date=2015-12-22 }} manga works at Media Arts Database {{in lang|ja}}

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