June 28, 1958
Born in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo and raised in Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Japanese manga “Heta-Uma” artist.

Nemoto has been obsessed with reading a periodical manga magazine Garo since a high school student. He realized that he became more interested in participating in the magazine than drawing manga, and he made his debut in Garo (1981) and began his life as a manga artist.

In the 1990s, Nemoto shifted his focus to writing and illustration rather than cartooning. He also produced events （脱特殊歌謡祭） and video works (Samukunaikai).
As a member of the 「幻の名盤解放同盟」 with Manabu Ayusa and Hideo Funabashi, he has produced CDs of hidden Japanese pop, Korean rock, and Pon-chak disco. He currently teaches 「特殊漫画前衛の道」 at an art school.

Born on March 20, 1956, in Tokyo, Japan.
Known for his energetic and pop-infused imagery, as well as a distinctive parodic style.

Deeply influenced from an early age by the expressive appeal of widely circulated boys’ manga magazines, he was drawn toward a career in commercial art. Although he regarded Shotaro Ishinomori’s Introduction to Manga Creation as an essential guide, he ultimately did not become a manga artist—simply because his drawing skills were not sufficient at the time. It was the emergence of the Heta-Uma movement, led by artists such as Teruhiko Yumura, which embraced expressive freedom beyond technical skill, that proved pivotal and allowed his practice to develop into its current form.

Since the 1980s, he has produced numerous manga and illustrations for a wide range of magazines, as well as advertising work for companies in the telecommunications, railway, food, and consumer electronics industries.
He graduated from Tama Art University with a major in Graphic Design.

One of his most widely recognized works is the logo for the electronic music group Denki Groove.
His publications include POPPO ART (Arechi Shuppan) and Nuri COMIX (Ongaku Shuppansha), among many others.

Solo exhibitions include EARLY WORKS in 1980's (2024, Akio Nagasawa Gallery Aoyama), among others.
Selected group exhibitions include The Age of Manga (1998, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo) and The 20th Century: Art Came to Recognize the Virtual Image (2002, Hiratsuka Museum of Art), among others.

Manga Artist, Illustrator

During the 1990s, her manga series appeared in magazines like Garo, AX, TV Bros., and S&M Sniper.

Her works include Potato Digging (Seirindō), Mushroom Travel (Seirin Kogeisha), Introduction to Primitive Education: Mame Oyaji (Parolsha), and Mame Oyako (Nagasaki Publishing).

She strives to create things that evoke a daydream-like sensation, as she is interested in boundaryless time (worlds), where daylight suddenly turns into dusk. In her stories, people suddenly find themselves lost in a strange world, where common sense is transformed. The plump characters she draws are at odds and resolves at the same time.

She was responsible for all the illustrations for Haruki Murakami's Matatabi Abita Tama (Bungeishunju).
In 2001, he co-authored and published the children's picture book viens chez moi!!! with Glasexx through the Centre Pompidou.
She has also designed the covers of Jim O'Rourke's albums Eureka and Insignificance, as well as the signboard for the famous bookstore "TACO-ché" on Nakano Broadway in Tokyo.
In 2005, she participated in a group exhibition at Dinter fine art in New York.
In 2014, she participated in the "MANGARO" and "HETA-UMA" exhibitions led by Pakito Bolino in Marseille.
Since 2019, he has also been active as part of the art unit "TOROROEN" with his painter daughter, Kotao Tomozawa.
She is a recipient of the Abe Shinichi Award.

Born in 1958, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Biography
1984–1988
After graduating from Tama Art University, studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

1987
Solo exhibition, Afro-Asian Cultural Institute, Vienna

1999
Participated in Artists Who Will Shape Tomorrow exhibition, Japan Art Dealers Association

2000–2002
Solo exhibition, Aoki Gallery, Tokyo

2012–2016
Solo exhibition, Librerie Six, Tokyo

2013
Solo exhibition, Gallery Loeil

2014–2017
Solo exhibition, Fuma Contemporary
Participated in Young Art Taipei

2021
Special Prize, 24th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art

2023
Selected Artist, 26th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art

2024
Art Jakarta (Akio Nagasawa Gallery)

2025
Exhibition, Ginza Tsutaya Books
Kobe Art Marche
Art Fair Tokyo (Akio Nagasawa Gallery)

Collections
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (etchings)
Library of Congress, USA (etchings)

Publication
Leaving the City: Beginning a Life in a Traditional Japanese House, Aki Shobo

Illustration Work
Illustrations for the newspaper serial novel Children of Myth by Arata Tendo
Illustrations for Suntory web novel Whisky Reflects Stories, written by Shin Daruma