Kōji Kumeta

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. Provided by Wikipedia