| Makoto Kobayashi | |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1958 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Period: | 1978–present |
| Subject: | manga |
(born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is What's Michael?, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is Grapple Three Brothers, which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award.[1] He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for in 1981 and What's Michael? in 1986.[2]