Flash Poll Ranks Top 4 Manga Artists That Readers Were Surprised to Learn Are Women ~ Newz Game Update

500 Japanese fans weigh on which female artists publishing under male pseudonyms surprised them the most

Women artists using male pseudonyms is a practice that's been around for centuries, but even in the present day, fans are often still surprised when they learn that their favorite artists are employing this technique.

A recent flash poll on Goo Rankings quizzed 500 Japanese manga fans on which manga artists they were most surprised to learn were women using a male pen name. The top 4 results were:

4.) Mitsurō Kubo (Moteki, Again!) with 7.9% of the votes.

3.) Tsukasa Ōshima (Shoot!) with 9.3% of the votes.

2.) Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon) with 13.4% of the votes.

1.) Fumiya Satō (Kinda'ichi Case Files, Detective School Q) with 29.2% of the votes.

The flash poll ran from September 11 - September 12, 2015, with the results only published on April 11, 2016. The 500 respondents included both men and women ages 20 to 30.

Sources: Goo Ranking via Nico Nico News

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