Makoto Yukimura

Birth place: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Blood type: B

Before writing his own manga, he started out as an assistant to Shin Morimura. He debuted in 2000 with Planetes, which was later adapted to a 26-episode anime. He is currently working on Vinland Saga which began serialization in Weekly Shounen Magazine, and later on continued serialization in Afternoon. In 2009, he won the Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Vinland Saga.

Twitter: @makotoyukimura