Daichi Banjou(万乗大智Banjou Daichi) (born January 28, 1969 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. His real name is Akinori Kidera(木寺昭徳). He is a graduate of Seinan Gakuin University. After graduating, he worked as an assistant to Takashi Shiina. In 1991 he won the 21st Shogakukan New Artist Award for "Feron 11" as well as an honorable mention for the "Fujiko Fujio Award". That same year, one of his works appeared in the CoroCoro Comic Summer Special.