Hiroyuki Asada

Hiroyuki Asada was born on February 15, 1968, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He is best known as the creator of the gaslamp fantasy series *Tegami Bachi* (also released in English as *Letter Bee*), which follows a young mail carrier in a dark, sprawling world. Asada made his professional debut in 1986, and his early works—including *Mint: Sleeping Rabbit* and *Renka*—earned him a dedicated following. His first serialized manga was *I'll*, a basketball series that further boosted his popularity. All of his major series were originally published in *Monthly Shōnen Jump* and later in its successor, *Jump Square*. Asada is also part of a creative unit called AQUARIOS 3 alongside fellow manga artists Shou Tajima and Takeshi Obata. In the IMDb catalog, he is credited as artist, inker, and writer on 22 issues between 2009 and 2018, with his most frequent credits tied to *Tegami Bachi* and related *Shonen Jump* anthologies. His detailed, atmospheric art and character-driven storytelling have made *Tegami Bachi* a standout work in the fantasy genre. Asada continues to be active in the manga industry, and his work remains influential among readers of serialized shōnen fantasy.