About Paru Itagaki
Born 1993. Paru Itagaki is a Japanese mangaka, illustrator, penciller and writer.
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series Beastars, for which she has won numerous awards. She is the daughter of manga artist Keisuke Itagaki.
Biography Paru Itagaki began painting in kindergarten, and started drawing manga in the second grade. In 2024, Sanda concluded its serialization. An anime adaptation began in October 2025.
In January 2025, Itagaki began serializing a new manga titled Taika's Reason in the 7th issue of Weekly Shōnen Champion.
Personal life
Itagaki is highly private about her personal life, and wears a chicken mask based on the character Legom in her work Beastars, to obscure her face at all public appearances.
Works Serializations (Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2019; 2021–present) Beastars (Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2016–2020) (Kiss, 2019–2020) (Weekly Manga Goraku, 2020–2021) Sanda (Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2021–2024) (Champion Cross, 2024–2026) (Weekly Shōnen Champion, 2025–present)
One-shots (Weekly Manga Goraku, 2018) (Monthly Comic Zenon, 2019)
Awards and nominations
Male Readers Kono Manga ga Sugoi! New Face Award Japan Media Arts Festival Awards
Grand Prize Manga Taishō New Artist Prize Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Best Shōnen Manga Kodansha Manga Award 2020 Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia Eisner Award
2022 Best Comic Seiun Award
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Who is Paru Itagaki?
Japanese manga artist
When was Paru Itagaki born?
Paru Itagaki was born on 9 September 1993 in Tokyo.
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Paru Itagaki is a mangaka, illustrator, penciller and writer.
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Paru Itagaki is Japanese.
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