岸本 斉史（kishimoto masashi）- 漫画家

岸本 斉史（きしもと まさし、1974年–）は、日本の漫画家。岡山県生まれ。『カラクリ』でホップ☆ステップ賞を受賞し、1999年から2014年まで『週刊少年ジャンプ』で『NARUTO―ナルト―』（英題 “Naruto”）を連載した。同作は、体内に九尾の妖狐を封じられ、里の人々から疎まれてきた少年うずまきナルトが、里の長である火影を目指す物語。仲間や師との出会い、ライバルのうちはサスケとの対立を通じて、孤独と承認への願い、復讐、戦争が生む憎しみの連鎖を描く。忍術を駆使した戦いに、敵味方それぞれの喪失や信念を重ね、対立する者同士が理解し合えるのかを問いかけた。作品はアニメ、映画、ゲームへと展開し、多言語で翻訳出版されている。

Masashi Kishimoto (born 1974) is a Japanese manga artist from Okayama Prefecture. He won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with “Karakuri” before creating “Naruto,” which ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014. The series follows Naruto Uzumaki, a boy shunned by his village because a powerful nine-tailed fox is sealed inside him, as he pursues his dream of becoming Hokage, the village’s leader. Through his relationships with friends, mentors, and his rival Sasuke Uchiha, Kishimoto explores loneliness, the desire for recognition, revenge, and the hatred passed down through generations of warfare. Battles involving elaborate ninja techniques unfold alongside the losses and convictions that shape characters on opposing sides, raising the question of whether people divided by violence can understand one another. “Naruto” has been translated into numerous languages and adapted into anime, films, and video games.