{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox comics creator | name_nonEN = 古谷 実 | bodyclass = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|03|28}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | area = Manga artist | cartoonist = | write = | art = | pencil = | ink = | edit = | publish = | letter = | color = | alias = | signature = <!-- very optional --> | signature_alt = | notable works = ''The Ping Pong Club'' | collaborators = | awards = | module = | website = | nonUS = ja | subcat = }} {{Nihongo|'''Minoru Furuya'''|古谷 実 |Furuya Minoru|born March 28, 1972}} is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.
His debut work is ''The Ping Pong Club'', published in ''Young Magazine''. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for ''The Ping Pong Club''.<ref name="KodanshaHahn">{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml |author=Joel Hahn |title=Kodansha Manga Awards |work=Comic Book Awards Almanac |accessdate=2007-08-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml |archivedate=August 16, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2021, Kodansha USA licensed ''Ciguatera''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Kodansha USA Adds 6 New Manga Including Osamu Tezuka's Bomba! |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-25/kodansha-usa-adds-6-new-manga-including-osamu-tezuka-bomba/.171066 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=10 November 2021 |date=March 25, 2021}}</ref>
Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely ''Himizu'' in 2011, and ''Himeanole'' in 2016.
==Works== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title ! Year ! Notes ! Refs<ref name="madb"/> |- | ''The Ping Pong Club'' | 1993–1996 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 13 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''The Same as Me''|僕といっしょ|Boku to Issho}} | 1997–1998 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 5 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''{{ill|Green Hill (manga)|lt=Green Hill|ja|グリーンヒル}}''|グリーンヒル|Gurinhru}} | 1999–2000 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 3 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo||ヒミズ|Himizu}} | 2001–2002 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''Ciguatera''|シガテラ|Shigatera}} | 2003–2005 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo||わにとかげぎす|Wanitokagegisu}} | 2006–2007 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''Himeanole''|ヒメアノ～ル|Himeanoru}} | 2008–2010 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''Saltiness''|サルチネス|Saruchinesu}} | 2012–2013 | Serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''<br>Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes | |- | {{Nihongo|''Gereksiz''|ゲレクシス|Gerekushisu}} | 2016–2017 | Serialized in ''Evening''<br>Published by Kodansha in 2 volumes | |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="madb"> {{cite web | url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/7681 | title=著者：古谷実 |trans-title=Author: Minoru Furuya | publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs | work=Media Arts Database | accessdate=February 8, 2016 | location=Japan | language=Japanese}} </ref> }}
== External links == * {{anime News Network|people|id=13327}} * [http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au296.html Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421134636/http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au296.html |date=April 21, 2009 }}
{{Minoru Furuya}} {{Kodansha Manga Award - General}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Furuya, Minoru}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture Category:Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General)