COMIC ARTIST
Katsura Hoshino
1980 - Today

Katsura Hoshino
Katsura Hoshino (Japanese: 星野 桂, Hepburn: Hoshino Katsura; born April 21, 1980) is a Japanese manga artist from Shiga Prefecture. She made her debut in July 2003 with the publication of her first manga series Continue and is known for her work, D.Gray-man, which began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in May 2004. She most recently designed characters for the 2013 Sunrise anime, Valvrave the Liberator, making it her first original work on an anime. The D.Gray-man manga series has been adapted into various forms, including an anime series and three light novel adaptations. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Katsura Hoshino is the 194th most popular comic artist (down from 178th in 2024), the 2,287th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,774th in 2019) and the 74th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Katsura Hoshino ranks 194 out of 226. Before her are Kia Asamiya, Kōhei Horikoshi, Tetsurō Araki, Vivienne Medrano, Moyoco Anno, and Yoko Kamio. After her are Walt Kelly, Natsuki Takaya, Kevin Eastman, Koyoharu Gotouge, Scott Adams, and Shaun Tan.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKia Asamiya
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 188
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 189
Tetsurō Araki
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 190
Vivienne Medrano
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 191
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 192
Yoko Kamio
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 193
Katsura Hoshino
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 194
Walt Kelly
1913 - 1973
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 195
Natsuki Takaya
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 196
Kevin Eastman
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 197
Koyoharu Gotouge
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 198
Scott Adams
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 199
Shaun Tan
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Katsura Hoshino ranks 346. Before her are Lane Garrison, D'Arcy Carden, Igor Vori, Paulo da Silva, Sarah Drew, and Jessica Bowman. After her are Han Chae-young, Nick Cannon, Esteban Solari, Bobby Henderson, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, and Kaylani Lei.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsLane Garrison
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 340
D'Arcy Carden
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 341
Igor Vori
HANDBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 342
Paulo da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 343
Sarah Drew
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 344
Jessica Bowman
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 345
Katsura Hoshino
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 346
Han Chae-young
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 347
Nick Cannon
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 348
Esteban Solari
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 349
Bobby Henderson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 350
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 351
Kaylani Lei
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 352
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Katsura Hoshino ranks 2,282 out of 6,245. Before her are Yoko Kamio (1966). After her are Yu Darvish (1986), Phyllis A. Whitney (1903), Yoshiyuki Hasegawa (1969), Hayato Suzuki (1982), Hirofumi Yoshimura (1975), Takashi Nishihara (1986), Masato Ishida (1983), Toru Morikawa (1966), Kenji Wakai (1974), Tomoe Kato (1978), and Takehiro Tomiyasu (1998).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsYoko Kamio
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 2,281
Katsura Hoshino
COMIC ARTIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 2,282
Yu Darvish
BASEBALL PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,283
Phyllis A. Whitney
WRITER
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,284
Yoshiyuki Hasegawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,285
Hayato Suzuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 2,286
Hirofumi Yoshimura
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 2,287
Takashi Nishihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 2,288
Masato Ishida
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 2,289
Toru Morikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 2,290
Kenji Wakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,291
Tomoe Kato
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,292
Takehiro Tomiyasu
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 2,293
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Katsura Hoshino ranks 74. Before her are Gege Akutami (1992), Kia Asamiya (1963), Kōhei Horikoshi (1986), Tetsurō Araki (1976), Moyoco Anno (1971), and Yoko Kamio (1966). After her are Natsuki Takaya (1973), Koyoharu Gotouge (1989), Arina Tanemura (1978), Nakaba Suzuki (1977), Tatsuya Endo (1980), and Nisio Isin (1981).
Gege Akutami
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 68
Kia Asamiya
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 69
Kōhei Horikoshi
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 70
Tetsurō Araki
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 71
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 72
Yoko Kamio
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 73
Katsura Hoshino
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 74
Natsuki Takaya
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 75
Koyoharu Gotouge
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 76
Arina Tanemura
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 77
Nakaba Suzuki
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 78
Tatsuya Endo
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 79
Nisio Isin
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 80








































