Yu Kinutani (real name: Yuji Ikemoto), is a Japanese manga artist born in 1962 in Matsuno-cho, Kita-wa, Ehime. Having worked with screenwriters such as: Go Nagai, Shirow Masamune and Ôtsuka Eiji, he is known for works such as:

Ghost in the shell – STAND ALONE COMPLEX – The Laughing Man
The Apocalypse of Devilman – STRANGE DAYS
Exile Saga – Silver Dragon
Leviathan
Amon
Shion