is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club, Katteni Kaizō, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, and Joshiraku. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, until the abrupt cancellation of Katteni Kaizō, which resulted in him transferring from Shogakukan to Kodansha. As of 2014, he has gone freelance. His most recent serializations were Studio Pulp for Rakuen Le Paradis of Hakusensha and Kakushigoto in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, both of which concluded their run in 2020. Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei was his first work to be adapted into an anime and was awarded the 31st Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category. Works Manga , story , story Anime , original character design Assistants Kenjiro Hata Maeda-kun (also known as MAEDAX, MAEDAX G, MAEDAX Roman) References External links Kōji Kumeta at Websunday.net's Back Stage Weekly Shōnen Magazine: Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei official site 1967 births Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa Living people Wako University alumni