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No info available on Ishida Akira, this seems to be his only work. He is not to be confused with the prolific VA of the same name.
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Volume one was awesome, volume two is mind blowing.

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Darren Shan is an Irish author who has written both adult and young adult novels, as well as scripts for both TV and radio.
No info on Arai Takahiro drop me a line if you have any.
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Another awesome volume that really got me into the story all the more. Though I [...]

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This is Miwa Shirow’s first real release, though he did work on a collaboration work with Kusanagi Darai. The Dog’s series however is his first solo release.
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This was another series that took me by surprise for several reasons. Firstly, it’s a Viz release that doesn’t actually suck big time, and [...]

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Couldn’t find anything on YoungBin Kim or Hyun You sorry
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Laon took me by surprise in a big way. I first saw it as a preview in an issue of Yen Plus and my initial thoughts were “naff”. However the volume really took me by surprise by it’s changes and developments, [...]

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Masamune Shirow had created several other titles before GitS which made him famous. Several of the earlier series then gained their own fame, thought GitS remains the most famous, and most well known.
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While I liked this volume was a great read, and a good addition to the GitS universe, or [...]