Minoru Furuya

Minoru Furuya
古谷 実
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
The Ping Pong Club

Minoru Furuya (古谷 実, Furuya Minoru; born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.

His debut work is The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club. In March 2021, Kodansha USA licensed Ciguatera.

Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanole in 2016.