Editing Yukinobu Hoshino (section)

==Life==
He was born in [[Kushiro]], [[Hokkaidō]] and dropped out of [[Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music]] after two years of studying mid-semester from the fine arts department. He moved to [[Tokyo]] in order to pursue a career as a professional manga artist.<ref name=":0">Urasawa, Naoki (2020). 星野之宣 [Hoshino Yukinobu]. ''Urasawa Naoki no Manben''. NHK Educational TV.</ref> He made his professional debut in 1975 with ''Kotetsu no Queen''. At the age of 21, he won the [[Tezuka Award]] for an outstanding manga of a newcomer artist for ''Harukanaru Asa'' and [[Osamu Tezuka]], known as "the Father of [[Manga]]" (マンガの父, ''Manga no Chichi''), highly praised it. He became known for his science fiction manga.<ref name=":0" /> An early success came in 1976, when he wrote ''[[Blue City (manga)|Blue City]]'' for ''[[Shukan Shonen Jump|Weekly Shonen Jump]]''. He won an Excellence Prize at the 2008 [[Japan Media Arts Festival]] for ''[[Munakata Kyouju Ikouroku]]''.<ref name="media-arts">{{cite news | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-10/tsumiki-no-ie-piano-forest-kaiba-win-media-arts-awards | title=Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=December 10, 2008 | access-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>

He works from his home in [[Sapporo]].<ref name=":0" />