Born: 1958 May 13 in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Biography: Makoto Kobayashi (小林まこと) is a manga artist best known for his long-running strip about a cat, called What's Michael?. Also known for the series Heba! Hello-chan (へば!Helloちゃん / Club 9), Sanshirō of 1, 2 (1・2の三四郎), Judo Bu Monogatari (柔道部物語), Kakutou Tanteidan (格闘探偵団), Gaburin (ブリン) and Seishun Shounen Magazine 1978-1983 (青春少年マガジン1978〜1983).
Notes: Note that the Who's Who misspelled his first name as Mikoto.