Yoneda Kou for creating realistic characters.
Junji Ito for his accomplishments in the horror genre.
Tsubaki Izumi for poking fun but also respecting shoujo tropes.
Shirahama Kamome for gorgeous drawing techniques.
ONE, much respect. A humble webtoon artist with an amazing imagination.
Mingwa, silb, Mum, 1230, mita ori, yeongha, Fargo, and Ker.
In BL i would say
Ogeretsu tanaka, mita ori, niyama, mofumofu edako, bbong, natsume kazuki, old xian, tirano kim, and dayoo are some, but I’m sure to have forgotten someone lol.
Yoneda Kou, Zariya Ranmaru, Katsura Komachi, Ike Reibun.
I wouldn't call them "favorites" but if there's a story from them, I check it automatically while I need more infos for other author's stories.
My favorite mangakas. Ongoing list. http://www.mangago.me/home/mangalist/269274/
Hands down: Nishida Higashi. I've read sickness in youth about a 1,000 times. She is is the queen of sexual tension. For horror/gore Nishin Masumi.
i'm just wondering, because i was thinking about it myself. my favorites are definitely zariya, harada, ichikawa kei, tirano kim, and fujoking. who's your favorite?