YOSHINORI KOBAYASHI

ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST

Yoshinori Kobayashi (Penname: 小林 よしのり, Real name: 小林 善範; Kobayashi Yoshinori, born August 31, 1953 in Fukuoka) is a bestselling Japanese author and manga artist. The author of over two hundred books and manga, Kobayashi is most famous for his controversial political commentary manga Gōmanism Sengen (ゴーマニズム宣言, roughly translated as "My Arrogant Declaration" or "Haughtiness Manifesto"). He is a founder and editor-in-chief of the political magazine Wascism (わしズム^?, My Own Principle) (the name consists of the Japanese singular pronounwashi and the root "-ism") and often appears on Japanese political debate programs such as Asamade Namaterebi (朝まで生テレビ, Live Until The Morning)^{[citation needed]}.

Kobayashi's nickname, "Yoshirin" (よしりん), and his staff team's name, Yoshirin Productions (Yoshirin Kikaku, よしりん企画), are derived from the first two syllables of Kobayashi's given name and the On reading of its kanji 林).^{[citation needed]}

There is "Sagadaigaku-gakusei-jitikai-ren" as a group that he influences.