Q Hayashida

Q Hayashida, born in 1977 in Tokyo, Japan, is a manga artist best known for creating the series "Dorohedoro." She studied oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts before becoming a manga artist. "Dorohedoro" was first produced in 1999 and was formerly published in Monthly Ikki from 1999 to 2014. It later moved to Hibana magazine and then to Monthly Shōnen Sunday after Hibana ceased publication. Hayashida's other notable work includes "Dai Dark," which began in 2019 and is currently published by Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday. She is known for her attention to detail and technical skill, as well as her ability to balance horror and comedy in her stories. From 2020 to 2022, a traveling exhibition of Hayashida's artwork spanning the past 20 years was held in Tokyo, featuring over 400 original art pieces. Hayashida maintains a high level of privacy about her personal life, and her true name and face are unknown.