I draw the painters
who drew.

Mangaka & auteur de bande dessinée — Tokyo.

K.K.

— Stories of painters, dancers, and the people no one looks at. —

Selected Works

Published — FR / IT / KR

La Photographe

A girl, a camera, and the hidden face of Tokyo. 3 volumes, Komikku Éditions. Adapted into a feature film in Japan.

“Un beau cadeau pour l'amateur de Tokyo et de ses secrets.” — LE MONDE

Teaser page — Edgar Degas and a young ballerina

Painter Series — Ongoing

My Muse / The Count Who Painted

Historical fiction on painters and the people they saw — and failed to see. The third chapter, on Edgar Degas and a nameless dancer, is in development.

Coming Soon

In Progress — 2026

New Series

A new historical manga project with a major French publisher. Details to be announced.

— “On ressent la qualité de l'air, l'odeur du vent…” — Rumiko Tezuka —

Kenichi Kiriki

Japanese manga artist based in Tokyo. Debuted in weekly seinen magazines; author of Tokyo Shutter Girl (adapted into a live-action film, 2013), published in France, Italy and Korea.

Current work centers on painters — Degas, Lautrec — and the question of what an artist truly sees in another human being.

◦ 3 volumes published in French (Komikku Éditions)
◦ Reviewed in Le Monde, ActuaBD, BoDoï
◦ Feature film adaptation, Japan 2013
◦ Open to editorial & publishing inquiries — EN / JP

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