Akihiko Niina

Akihiko Niina is a mangaka born on September 15, 1968 known for his employment in a variety of seinen magazines including Magazine Z where he worked with Dynamic Productions to make Mazinger Angels and its sequel Mazinger Angels Z.

Biography
Niina first worked in Shonen manga magazines such as Hobby Japan before transitioning to information magazines and Seinen manga. In 2004, Niina collaborated with Go Nagai and Dynamic Productions to produce Mazinger Angels which became popular and even worked alongside Soul of Chogokin for the creation of the mecha's models. In June 2008, Niina was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia announcing it on his blog.