Nobuhiro Watsuki
Military action-adventure stories set in the modern world, for example, about WWII, remained under suspicion of glorifying Japan’s Imperial history and have not become a significant part of the "shōnen" manga repertoire. Nonetheless, stories about fantasy or historical military adventure were not stigmatized, and manga about heroic warriors and martial artists have been extremely popular. Some are serious dramas, like Sanpei Shirato's "The Legend of Kamui" and "Rurouni Kenshin" by Nobuhiro Watsuki, but others contain strongly humorous elements, like Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball".