Vampeerz, Volume 6

Akili (1985-) was born in the far-western Japanese prefecture of Shimane. A member of the Japanese Cartoonist Association, they are best known for the young-adult yoga manga STRETCH (Shogakukan). Heavily influenced by jazz, sci-fi literature and comics from the Year 24 Group, Akili's works tend to focus on the day-to-day lives of Japanese women.