The BEST Hentai Artists You'll Find That Deserve Respect!

Where would the industry be without hentai artists drawing and styling some of the most bizarre hentai characters and scenes?

Hentai might be popular on its own merit, but there are some that are popular because of their art and drawing styles, which is where hentai artists contribute and make an impact.

And since they don’t get much attention or appreciation because of the nature of their work, let’s do just that.

Here’s a list.

Best Hentai Artists:

1. Toshio Maeda

Toshio is a manga artist who specializes in drawing erotic (or ero) content, also known as and associated with hentai, ecchi, and all things lewd.

He got recognition for his works during the 1980s and 1990s.

Quick facts:

Toshio Maeda started reading manga at 5 or 6, along with American comics like Mighty Mouse, Spider-Man, and Batman. A voracious reader, he claims to have read over 10,000 books by age 20.

The classic hentai series “La Blue Girl” is because of Toshio and his originality as an artist.

This particular hentai was released in the 1990s.

2. Kisaragi Gunma

Kisaragi Gunma, the hentai artist, is known for a lot of things.

Like:

Mai Favourite.
Girl Girl Sisters.
Suki ni Nattara Icchokusen!
Sweethearts.
Love Selection.

These are all manga, many in the hentai genre mixed with romance and others, released during the 2000s to the 2010s.

And also:

Kisaragi Gunma is known in general for well-drawn, curvy characters with soft shading

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3. Yamatogawa

This hentai manga artist is known for a couple of works, many released during the 2000s and onwards.

Examples include:

Witchcraft.
Aqua Bless.
Vanilla Essence.

Not much is known about the artist’s identity in general, which is typical of not just hentai artists, but some of the best hentai artists overall.

If we break down Yamatogawa in a nutshell:

“Yamatogawa is a prolific Tokyo-based adult manga artist, known for his detailed art and engaging, vanilla-themed stories. Publishing in Comic Tenma, he gained popularity with his best-seller Power Play! after debuting in 2006. His work often features humor, romance, and relationship-building.”

4. DISTANCE

While yet again DISTANCE is very obscured as a hentai artists, one thing can be said for certain: they draw some of the hottest and voluptuous hentai women.

And not just in a cartoonish, over exaggerated fashion either but with style.

Simply put:

DISTANCE features well-proportioned characters and intense scenarios.

Their works:

HHH Triple Ecchi.
My Slave.
Mouhitsu Hallucination.
Anekomori.
Joshi Luck!.
Ochiru Tenshi.

5. Ishikei

Ishikei has a different vibe and feel to other hentai artists in general. It feels fresh, and the colouring of their characters offers something new compared to the usual style that is used in drawing and designing.

It’s subtle but clear.

Highly detailed, polished artwork with vibrant colours.

They worked on a ONE SHOT in 2015 called Nyohan desu yo♥ Returns.

6. Shindol (ShindoL)

As seen by the art style above, Shindol is known for his unique take on art whether it be hentai or anime style drawings in general.

He’s also famous for the METAMORPHOSIS manga which is described as traumatizing, dark, deep, and ugly for many reasons.

Shindol can be summarized like this in a small nutshell,including his life and accomplishments:

“Shindo L, also known as Da Hootch, is an American adult manga artist and illustrator best known for Metamorphosis. Born in New York and fluent in English and Japanese, he resides in Chiyoda-ku, Japan. His work focuses on adult comics, primarily in Japanese. Shindo L has a strong social media presence, especially on X (formerly Twitter), and connects with fans through his website, dahootch.com.”

His works include:

TSF Monogatari.
Delightfully Fuckable and Unrefined Happy Hour!!.
ShindoL no Bunka Jinruigaku.
Junai Irregulars.
Sarashi Ai.

7. ReDrop

ReDrop is an artist with polished, professional art with playful and erotic themes. Many of these themes are taken from well known franchises like FGO (Fate Grand Order).

Or FATE characters in general, but it’s not their entire catalogue of course.

They’ve worked on the following manga:

Chuuko demo Koi ga Shitai!.
Natsukoi♡.
Hime Paco♥.
Hiromi no Tokkun.

And many more manga plus MANY one-shots as well.

8. Homunculus

Homunculus is a top selling hentai artist and one of the most known in the industry.

While their drawings on platforms like PIXIV might be more ecchi and tame, their actual works (like above) are more raunchy and what you’d expect of a hentai artist.

9. Takeda Hiromitsu

The doujinshi artist Takeda Hiromitsu is one of the few who is willing to show his face and reveal his name to the public as an artist of his calibre.

He worked on the ecchi series, which was released in 2011 and called Maken-Ki. In fact, he CREATED it.

He’s also the original creator and designer of other shows like Kedamono-tachi no Sumu Ie de and Akane wa Tsumare Somerareru.

10. Fue

Fue’s hentai art is seductive. They’re the original creators of the OVA’s Fella Pure: Mitarashi-san Chi no Jijou The Animation and Fella Hame Lips.

Not to mention Manga like Inma no Mikata! and Fate/Grand Order: Comic à la Carte.

11. Napata

The artist Napata has worked on a lot of naughty manga over the years, like Suki darake, Pandemonium, and Hitorijime.

Their blog is basically dead (updated 2014), but their Twitter account stays active where they share lots of lewd and ecchi drawings.

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12. Nishieda

Nishieda, the hentai artist who combines anime style with a more ecchi approach, while still keeping it adult and mature.

They worked on the OVA Imouto de Ikou!.

Also, their published manga and novels include:

Asobi ni Iku yo!
Ouse on Iori.
Elf Slayer: Minna Matomete Ikikorose!
Isekai Shoukan no Shihainin.
Tonari no Princess: Otaku Circle no Hime Hajimemashita.

13. Mogudan

Mogudan draws all sorts of art, some of which are derived from original anime artwork but are made into hentai or lewd content in general.

Of course, that’s ignoring the published works they played a role in.

Here are some of those:

Bakunyuu Maid Kari.
Himitsu.
Maid-san no Hon: Boku no Imouto-hen.
Eden’s Ritter: Inetsu no Seima Kishi Lucifer-hen.

14. Asanagi

Asanagi has hentai art that will please the eyes from head to toe, with the bouncy top and bottom half of their female characters!

Their most popular works (and published works in general) include:

Victim Girls R.
Girls in the Frame.
Saiminjutsu tte Sugoi!.

15. Shiwasu no Okina

Shiwasu No Okina is a hentai artist who created a respectable amount of ORIGINAL works in the field of hentai and manga. Either as a contributor of some sort (story and art for example).

Here are many of their manga and OVA roles:

Nudist Beach ni Shuugaku Ryokou de!! The Animation,
Peace Hame!.
Sei Sou Tsui Dan Sha.
Please! Freeze! Please!.
JC Ecchi.
Comic EroChari.
Please! Freeze! Please! dj – Watashi wo Ecchi no Nakama ni Irete Kudasai.
Aibuka! (Kari).

16. Bosshi

And finally, the artist Bosshi has filled many positions in the anime industry as well as played a role in the publishing of various manga (including doujinshi).

Here are some examples to consider: