:Akira Amano

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| birth_name = Akira Amano
{{nihongo2|天野 明}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|06|22}}

| birth_place = Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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| nationality = Japanese

| known_for = Reborn!

| occupation = Manga artist

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{{nihongo|Akira Amano|天野 明|Amano Akira|born 1973}} is a Japanese mangaka known for the shōnen series Reborn!.

Early versions of Reborn! were published in seinen manga magazines. In late 2003, the series, a stand-alone short story at the time, was published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. After the success of the short story, the series began serialization in the magazine in mid-2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.vizmedia.com/products/products.php?&series_id=455§ion=profiles |title=Viz Profiles - Akira Amano |publisher=VIZ Media |accessdate=2008-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717230302/http://www.vizmedia.com/products/products.php?&series_id=455§ion=profiles |archivedate=2011-07-17 }} Since then, the manga has been adapted into an anime,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-03/reborn-as-anime|title=Reborn as Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2006-08-03|accessdate=2008-08-07| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080914200335/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-03/reborn-as-anime| archivedate= 14 September 2008 | url-status= live}} as well as five light novels{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703177-5&mode=1|title=家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！｜BOOKNAVI｜集英社|publisher=Shueisha|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-08-07}}{{cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-703188-1&mode=1|title=家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！隠し弾2 X－炎 ｜BOOKNAVI｜集英社|publisher=Shueisha|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-08-07}} and several video games. On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artists she ranked 12th.[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-05/top-50-manga-creators-by-sales-since-2010 Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010]