Kōji Kumeta (久米田 康治,Kumeta Kōji, born September 5, 1967) is a Japanesemanga artist. His most famous works areGo!! Southern Ice Hockey Club,Katteni Kaizō,Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, andJoshiraku. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published inWeekly Shōnen Sunday, until the abrupt cancellation ofKatteni Kaizō, which resulted in him transferring fromShogakukan toKodansha. As of 2014, he has gone freelance. His most recent serializations wereStudio Pulp forRakuen Le Paradis ofHakusensha andKakushigoto inMonthly Shōnen Magazine, both of which concluded their run in 2020.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei was his first work to be adapted into ananime and was awarded the 31stKodansha Manga Award in theshōnen category.^[1]

• Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club (行け!!南国アイスホッケー部,Yuke!! Nangoku Ice Hockey-bu), 1991–1996,Weekly Shōnen Sunday,Shogakukan)
• √P Root Paradise (√P ルートパラダイス)
• Sodatte Darling!! (育ってダーリン!!)
• The Sun's Soldier Poka Poka (太陽の戦士ポカポカ,Taiyō no Senshi Poka Poka)
• Katteni Kaizō (かってに改蔵), 1998–2004,Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Shogakukan)
• Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (さよなら絶望先生), 2005–2012,Weekly Shōnen Magazine,Kodansha)
• Joshiraku (じょしらく), story,^[2] 2009–2013,Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha)
• Sekkachi Hakushaku to Jikan dorobō (せっかち伯爵と時間どろぼう)
• Studio Pulp (スタジオパルプ,Sutajio Parupu)
• Kakushigoto (かくしごと),^[3] 2015–2020,Monthly Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha)
• Nankuru Neesan (なんくる姉さん), story^[4]
• Shibuya Near Family (シブヤニアファミリー),^[5] 2021–present,Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Shogakukan)

• The Eccentric Family (有頂天家族), original character design

• Kenjiro Hata
• Maeda-kun (also known as MAEDAX, MAEDAX G, MAEDAX Roman)

• Kōji Kumeta at Websunday.net's Back Stage(in Japanese)
• Weekly Shōnen Magazine: Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei official site(in Japanese)

• Kōji Kumeta
• 1967 births
• Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture
• Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)
• People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
• Living people
• Wako University alumni

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