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Katsura HOSHINO
星野 桂
Family name (in kanji):
星野
Given name (in kanji):
桂
Date of birth:
1980-04-21
Hometown:
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Blood type:
O
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Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 30-November 5 (Nov 11, 2011)
JManga Site Launches with Works Never Printed in U.S. (Aug 17, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Viz Media Industry Panel (Jul 31, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 4-10 (Jul 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5 (Jun 8, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Viz Confirms D.Gray-Man, Naruto Spinoff Books (Apr 11, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 13-19 (Feb 26, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 6-12 (Feb 18, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 30-February 5 (Feb 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 6-12 (Dec 15, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 29-December 5 (Dec 8, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 22-28 (Dec 3, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2) (Dec 1, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 15-21 (Nov 28, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14 (Nov 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 31-November 6 (Nov 12, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 22-28 (Sep 3, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 15-21 (Aug 27, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 8-14 (Aug 20, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 1-7 (Aug 14, 2010)
Letter Bee, D.Gray-man Artists Do Classic Novel Covers (Jun 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 14-20 (Jun 23, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 7-13 (Jun 16, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 16-22 (May 28, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 9-15 (May 21, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 2-8 (May 14, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 14-20 (Feb 26, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 7-13 (Feb 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 31-February 6 (Feb 12, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26-50 (Dec 5, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14 (Nov 20, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 1-7 (Nov 13, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 23-29 (Sep 4, 2009)
D. Gray-man to Move to Jump SQ. After 1/2-Year Hiatus (Aug 17, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 2-8 (Aug 14, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 15-21 (Jun 24, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 10-16 (May 22, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3-9 (May 15, 2009)
Naruto, Rosario, Tsubasa on Bookscan's February Chart (Mar 12, 2009)
Katsura Hoshino to Resume D.Gray-man Manga on March 9 (Feb 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Dec 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Hoshino Puts D. Gray-man Manga on Hold Due to Health (Nov 16, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15 (Sep 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 2–8 (Sep 11, 2008)
11 Manga Titles in August's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (Sep 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 10–16 (Jun 18, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 3–9 (Jun 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11–17 (Mar 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 4–10 (Mar 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking: Top 10 Manga of 2007 (Dec 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11–17 (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4–10 (Dec 12, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9–15 (May 17, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2–8 (May 9, 2007)
D.Gray-man on Hiatus... Again (Feb 24, 2006)
D.Gray-man Manga-ka Ill (Nov 7, 2005)
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RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Full Frontal Alchemy (Apr 18, 2006)
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