Masahiko Aoki

"I'm honored to have had the opportunity to draw the 'Pink Dark Boy' manuscript and volumes seen in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama). The rough draft of the multi-panel page was drawn by Mr. Araki himself. It already seemed interesting from a single page alone."

- Masahiko Aoki

Masahiko Aoki (蒼木 雅彦) is a Japanese artist credited as the illustrator of the Pink Dark Boy manga seen in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama) series.

History
Aoki debuted as a manga artist with his one-shot "Purpose" in a 2004 special issue of. Within the same year, he would go on to publish his first serialized series, "The Demon Hunters" (魔獣狩り) in magazine from 2004 to 2005.

Some of his most defining works include "The Town of Butsuzo", a series about Buddhist statues, and "Pretty Max", a  comedy manga collaborated with Yokusaru Shibata.

His current works are "THE KING OF FANTASY", an official manga adaptation of a novel, and "Gin's Betting War" (賭闘の銀), a gambling manga co-produced with Nobuhiko Tenkawa. Both series are published in 's web magazine, COMIC Hu.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
On December 28, 2020, Aoki tweeted out that he was the one who drew the manuscript and volume covers for the Pink Dark Boy manga seen in the TV Drama. He mentioned that Hirohiko Araki had been the one to draw the rough drafts. The show's second set of episodes a year later produced a similar tweet from Aoki, who once again confirmed that Araki had drawn the roughs.

Works

 * "The Demon Hunters" (魔獣狩り) (2004-2005)
 * "ORANGE STAR" (2009-2010)
 * "Kamakura Aoi Sabō" (鎌倉葵茶房) (2011-2012)
 * "The Town of Butsuzo" (仏像のまち) (2011-2014)
 * "Jiishiki Kajōna Kiriya-san" (自意識過剰な桐谷さん) (2013-2018)
 * "Pretty Max" (プリマックス) (2015-2017)
 * "Kagurazaka Sakura SNS Mansion" (神楽坂桜のSNSマンション) (2017-2018)
 * "The King of Fantasy: Yagami Iori no Isekai Muso ~Tsukio Muri Tabi Omoidase!~" (THE KING OF FANTASY 八神庵の異世界無双 月を見るたび思い出せ！単語) (2019-Ongoing)
 * "Gin's Betting War" (賭闘の銀) (2019-Ongoing)
 * "Kamiji! - Kamiji Yui (Wheelchair Tennis) Story -" (カミジ！〜上地結衣（車いすテニス）STORY〜) (2021)