Japanese mangaka Masanori Morita began his career as the assistant of Tetsuo Hara, the creator of 'Hokuto no Ken'. Morita is best known as the creator of the shônen manga serials 'Rokudenashi Blues' (1988-97) and 'Rookies' (1998-2003), both published in Weekly Shônen Jump. Other work by Morita include 'Beshari Gurashi' and 'Hello Baby' (with Takeshi Obata).
