Yukito Kishiro

is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime ''Armored Trooper Votoms'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the works of manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. He began his career at age 17, with his debut manga, ''Space Oddity'', in the ''Weekly Shonen Sunday''. He is best known for the cyberpunk series ''Battle Angel Alita''. Provided by Wikipedia