Junya Inoue is a Japanese manga artist primarily known for creating the intense, critically acclaimed survival action series Btooom!. Serialized from 2009 to 2018, the manga tells the story of a group of people forced to play a deadly real-life version of their favorite video game, which gained widespread popularity and was adapted into an anime series.

Inoue’s signature style features clean lines, detailed character designs, and highly dynamic, high-stakes action sequences, perfectly suited to the brutal seinen death game genre. Beyond his comic work, he has contributed as a character designer and illustrator for various video games, including titles in the Rune Factory and Dragon Quest franchises.