>>> I wonder which are the popular mangakas today, so post some of your favorite manga artists here..
Some of my all time favs are:
Akira Toriyama
Masamune Shirow
Masami Kurumada
Sanpei Shirato
Damn, Im old..
CLAMP in general
Barasui
Yumi Unita
CLAMP is wonderful.
Akira Toriyama makes some great stories.
Hiromu Arakawa has a style that always has me laughing when I finish a chapter.
Takeshi Obata can make any story into a stunning work of art
Kiyohiko Azuma (Azumanga Daioh + Yotsuba&! = brilliant)
Naoki Urasawa
Natsuki Takaya (for Fruits Basket alone)
"Excuse me Miss, do you like pineapple?"
Whoever is making Bakuman. That's the only one I'm reading anyway, but it's awesome.