Shinji Wada(1950-2011)

Shinji Wada was a Japanese manga artist best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise. He draws for a female audience, and his main characters are female. When Hakusensha published Sukeban Deka in 1979, Wada's work became very popular. He was commissioned to create the OAV series and a TV series that spawned three seasons, including two live-action movies.As of 2007, he had been involved in creating his latest manga Crown. He was previously involved in creating Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki. Wada died in July 2011 due to ischemic heart disease.