Hiroshi Takashige made his debut as a manga author with SPRIGGAN, beginning a career that has spanned multiple works in the decades since.

Ryoji Minagawa is a manga artist from Japan who developed an international following with his breakout hit SPRIGGAN, and went on to win the Shogakukan Manga Award for his work on Project Arms. He remains a prolific artist, and several of his assistants have gone on to become successful manga authors in their own right.