Shimpei Itoh

Shimpei Itoh (伊藤 伸平, Itō Shinpei, born June 17, 1960 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. His best-known works include Moldiver and Hyper Doll. He recently began a new series, Taishō Baseball Girls, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka.^[1]

Itoh's works are characterized by fight teams, idol stars, military action, and science fiction laced with inside jokes based on otaku culture. He also tends to include a lot of explosions, handgun fights, and gritty action scenes.