Japanese Name: うすた京介

Place of Birth: Aichi prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Information for Authors: Grew up in Koushi, Kumamoto prefecture. Usuta Kyosuke is a pen name. Originally he submitted the name Usuta Sosuke (うすた宗介), it was taken from worchestershire sauce which commonly called usuta sosu in japanese. Then it became Kyosuke (京介) after a typo by Jump editorial. In 1990, he won the 2nd Weekly Shonen Jump‘s GAG King Special Award for "The ★ Tenuki-kun Objective Vinegar Go-kun". In 1991, he received the 34th [Akatsuka Award](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2603) Honorable Mention for "Soreyuki! Unidentified Flying Object Man". In 2016, the newcomer award on [Shonen Jump Rookie](https://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Shounen+Jump+Rookie) was named "Usuta Kyosuke Manga Award”. Was once an assistant to [INADA Koji](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=377) in [Dragon Quest - Dai no Daibouken](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2809). Among his assistants there were [MURATA Yuusuke](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=652) ([Bushizawa Receive](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=49940)), [SAITO Sakae](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=7190), [MICHIMOTO Munenori](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=9617) ([Sexy Commando Gaiden](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=4629)) and [FUJINO Kohei](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=17650) ([Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1615)). Friends with [KANO Yasuhiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=378), [KUBO Tite](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=33) & [AMANO Akira](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=3020). He is married to [SAKAKI Kenji](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=11750) and lives in Sapporo, Hokkaido since December 2018.