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List Of Manga Artists
This is a list of notable manga artists. Romanized names are written in Western order (given names before family names), whereas kanji names are written in Japanese order (family names before given names). Many of them are pen names. Individuals A * * * (Creator of '' Touch, H2'' and ''Cross Game'') * * * * * * * * * * (Creator of '' A.I. Love You'' and '' Love Hina'') * * * * * * * * * (Creator of '' Reborn!'') * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Creator of ''Detective Conan'') * * * (Creator of '' Fullmetal Alchemist'') * * (Creator of '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'') * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (Creator of '' Azumanga Daioh'' and '' Yotsuba&!'') * * B * * * * * * C * * * * * * E * * * (Creator of '' Train Train (manga)'') * * (Creator of ''W Juliet'') * * * * (Creator of ''Seduce Me After the Show'') F * * (Creator of '' Happiness!'') * * * (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Akaishi
is a Japanese manga artist. She graduated from Saitama Prefectural Dai-Ichi Girls High School. Akaishi then attended Musashino Art University where she graduated with a degree in commercial plastic model design. In 1979, she won first place in the Shogakukan Shinjin Comic Award contest. Akaishi's debut story, ''Marshmallow Tea wa Hitori de'', appeared in the January 1980 issue of ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' ...''. Her story, ''One More Jump '', won the 1994 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. She was one of the judges for the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2008. Works References External links * * (archive to 2004) English * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaishi, Michiyo 1959 births Living people Japanese writers People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kozue Amano
is a Japanese manga artist. She is widely known as the creator of ''Aria'', which proved to be a best-selling hit, and was adapted into an anime television series consisting of 3 seasons and 2 OVAs. As of autumn 2010, Amano's work releases have been shifted from a monthly schedule to a seasonal one (every 3 months) owing to pregnancy and subsequent childcare. Works * (1995–1996, serialized in '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'', Enix); (2005 reprint by Mag Garden) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshū 1'', a collection of short stories (1996, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * (1997–2001, serialized in ''Monthly GFantasy'', Enix) * – ''Amano Kozue Tanpenshu 2'', a collection of short stories (1999, Enix); (2004 reprint by Mag Garden) * , also known as ''Princess' Smile'', (2000, Enix) * (2001, serialized ''Monthly Stencil'', Enix); (2003 reprint by Mag Garden) * (2002–2008, serialized in ''Monthly Comic Blade'', Mag Garden) * (2008–2021, serialized in ''Monthly Comic Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reborn!
''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family, a powerful Mafia organization. The Vongolas' most powerful hitman, a gun-toting infant named Reborn, is sent to teach Tsuna how to be a boss. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May 2004 to November 2012, with its chapters collected into 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Artland was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 2006 to September 2010, and ran for 203 episodes. A number of video games, light novels, and other products were also created based on the series. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga and the streaming rights for the television series for English release. Viz Media only published the first sixteen volumes, with the last one being released in July 2010. Discotek Media later license ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Amano
is a Japanese mangaka known for the '' shōnen'' series ''Reborn!''. Early versions of ''Reborn!'' were published in ''seinen'' manga magazines. In late 2003, the series, a stand-alone short story at the time, was published in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine. After the success of the short story, the series began serialization in the magazine in mid-2004. Since then, the manga has been adapted into an anime, as well as five light novels and several video games. On Nikkei Entertainment's list of most successful manga artists she ranked 12th. Works * ''Shōnen Spin'' * ''Neppuu Yakyuu Densetsu Picchan'' * (2000, serialized in '' Bessatsu Young Magazine'' and ''Young Magazine) * ''Monkey Business'' (2002) * ''Bakuhatsu HAWK!!'' (one-shot released in 2003) * ''Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risu Akizuki
is the pen name of a Japanese four-panel manga artist. She made her professional manga debut with ''Okusama Shinkaron'' in 1988. Her most famous work is '' OL Shinkaron''. She won the 8th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Curre ... in 2004. References Women manga artists Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture Female comics writers Japanese female comics artists 1957 births Living people Kansai University alumni Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Short Story Award) 20th-century Japanese women writers 20th-century Japanese writers {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamayo Akiyama
a Japanese shōjo manga author and artist. She is a former member of CLAMP, having left the group on October 1, 1992. Akiyama has also done illustrations for three novels (''Kyokutō Shōnen'' and ''Komaranu mae no kami da nomi'' by Kobayashi Megumi and ''Watashi no Kare wa Hamster'' by Edō Kei) and illustrations for a CD (''Psycho Sound Machine Drama'' by Ohara Mariko). Works Hyper Rune, Mouryou Kiden, Secret Chaser, and Zyword are currently being published in North America by Tokyopop. In CLAMP’s early years, Akiyama worked on doujinshi , also romanized as ', is the Japanese term for self-published print works, such as magazines, manga, and novels. Part of a wider category of ''doujin'' (self-published) works, ''doujinshi'' are often derivative of existing works and created by ... in the BL genre. Her collaborative doujinshi works have been released on July 19, 1988, in a collection known as CLAMP Book. See also * CLAMP References External linkspaupau*BOX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Akiyama
was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works. He was born the second boy of five siblings. He had an older brother and older sister, as well as a younger brother and younger sister. His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman. Biography Akiyama quit high school and moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist. After working briefly as a book wholesaler, he became an assistant for manga artist Kenji Morita. He made his major debut in 1966 with the gag-manga ''Gaikotsu-kun'', which was published in ''Bekkan Shōnen Magazine'', and shocked readers in 1970 with ''Ashura'', which contained numerous unsettling depictions of human life. The first chapter of ''Ashura'' contains a scene where a woman commits cannibalism to prevent herself from dying of starvation, and later attempts to eat her own child as well. The August 2, 1970, edition of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', which first published this chapter, was banned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuri Akino
, is a Japanese manga artist from Mitaka, Tokyo, now a resident of Yokohama. Her work is a mix of the fantasy, mystery, and horror genres. Her self-portrait is usually a kappa, sometimes with braids or an odango hairstyle. Major works Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha "Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha" (霊感商法株式会社) was serialized in monthly manga magazine (Oozora Shuppan (宙出版), SHUFU-TO-SEIKATSU SHA(主婦と生活社)). The story first appeared in 1988 in "Horror Party (ホラーパーティー) Vol.1" (SHUFU-TO-SEIKATSU SHA). 15 volumes were originally released, now out of print, but without conclusion. It is currently available in a 10 volume Sonorama Comic Bunko version. Television drama In August 1991, a TV dramatization "Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha - hoshi ni noroi wo - "(霊感商法株式会社～星に呪いを～) was broadcast as part of the TBS TV program . Starring it consisted of four parts, three of which were loosely based on chapters fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Akimoto
is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series '' KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', which was continuously published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapters collected into 201 ''tankōbon'' volumes, it held the Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series" from September 2016 to July 2021. The series has sold over 155 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Akimoto has been creating the Western series '' Black Tiger'' since 2017. Career Before becoming a professional manga artist, Akimoto worked at the animation studio Tatsunoko Production on series such as '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''. Akimoto made his manga debut with '' KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'' (often shortened to ''Kochikame'') under the pen name of in 1976. He changed to using his real name in 1978, after the series reached its 100th chapter. The manga was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nami Akimoto
is a Japanese manga artist from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture. She wrote the manga series '' Miracle Girls'', '' Loving You'', and '' Ultra Cute''. ''Loving You'' won the Nakayoshi Best New Artist Award. " '' Amazon.com''. Retrieved on January 8, 2009. List of works * Hanamaru Company (花まるカンパニー) *Peanuts Avenue
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Katsu Aki
, pen name , is a Japanese manga artist best known for his works ''The Vision of Escaflowne'', ''Futari Ecchi'', and ''Psychic Academy''. Mine Yoshizaki is a Japanese manga creator. His most well known works are ''Sgt. Frog'', a manga he created which later received an anime adaption, and '' Kemono Friends'', a multimedia franchise for which Yoshizaki serves as concept designer. Career Yoshiz ... is one of Aki's former assistants. List of works Manga creations The following is a list of Katsu Aki's works, both major and minor, since his debut: * * *:After his mother died, high school student Hiroshi Houjou's long lost father suddenly reappears, with two new family members: a new mother who's also a famous actress, and her daughter, the popular and beautiful idol singer Rina Yuuki. Adapted to OAV * * * * * *:Hitomi Hoshino, a 16-year-old high school student with an interest in mysticism, experiences strange dreams at night. A mysterious temple. a tremendous jewel, a shadowy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
