mangaka
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmæŋ.ɡə.kə/ us/ˈmɑːŋ.ɡə.kə/
日本漫画家
someone who creates manga (= Japanese comic books that tell stories in pictures)
I never imagined that being a mangaka was such a lucrative career. 我从来没想到漫画家能有这么可观的收入。
Mangaka Kenji Sonishi lives in Sapporo, a city noted for its ramen culture. 日本漫画家高岸研治住在札幌，那是个以拉面文化闻名的城市。
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- He attended medical school, but chose to become a mangaka rather than a physician.
- This young artist who is passionate about monsters has become one of the best known mangakas.
- To borrow the words of a mangaka who reviewed my works once, "Keita Kurosaka approaches the act of creating visuals like a kid playing with a box of toys spilled over the floor."