Kenjiro Hata (畑 健二郎, Hata Kenjirō, born October 19, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist born in Fukuoka Prefecture and raised in Hyogo Prefecture. His blood type is A. His representative works are Hayate no Gotoku!, Sore ga Seiyuu! and Tonikaku Kawaii. His wife is voice actress and writer Masumi Asano (浅野真澄).