Born in July 28 1960
Iwaaki's art is simple, powerful and sensitive, going against the '90s trend towards flashy pictures and vapid plots. He cites TEZUKA Osamu as his main influence.

In 1993, he received the Kodansha Manga Award for Parasyte, and in 2012 he was awarded the 16th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Historie. Reiri received Saito Takao award in 2020.

Former assistant to KAMIMURA Kazuo. ( from mangaupdates )