is a Japanese manga artist, best known for the Ninku series which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine between 1993 and 1995, and was adapted into an anime series and film. A second manga titled ran from 2005 to 2011 in the seinen magazine Ultra Jump. His works inspired artists such as Masashi Kishimoto of Naruto fame, who used to copy Kiriyama's drawings in his studying to become a manga artist.
Works Title Year Notes Refs 1991–92 (vols.) Shonen Sunday ComicsPublished by Shogakukan, 6 volumes Ninku 1993–95 Serialized in Weekly Shonen JumpPublished in Jump Comics by Shueisha in 9 volumes 2005–11 Serialized in Ultra JumpPublished by Shueisha in 12 volumes
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