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is a Japanese

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and

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. Fujiwara's father was a soldier in the

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during

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. He graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School. Fujiwara won an honorable mention in 1979 for his debut manga titled '' Itsu mo no Asa ni'' in the 18th Tezuka Award along with Toshio Nobe (also an honorable mention) and

Tsukasa Hojo is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', '' City Hunter'' and ' ...

, who won the top prize awarded. He was heavily influenced by

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese Mangaka, manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He first rose to prominence as a pioneer founder of the New Wave (manga), New Wave in the 1970s. He is best known as the creator of ''Akira (franchise), Akira'', bo ...

, and a defining feature of his work is the fine attention to detail. His

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"Kamui" has its origins in the name of the Ainu god of creation, Kamuy, and he has used it since high school. He has had stories published in the manga anthology series '' Petit Apple Pie''.

Works

Manga

* ''Buyo Buyo'' * ''"Chameko"'' (published in '' Manga Burikko'') * ''Chocolate Panic'' * ''Clip'' * ''Color Mail'' * ''Deja Vu'' * '' Dragon Quest: Warriors of Eden'' * '' Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō'' ** ''Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto Returns'' ** ''Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto: Monshō o Tsugumono-tachi e'' * ''Drop'' * ''Fukugami Chōkidan'' * ''H₂O'' (published in ''Manga Burikko'') * ''Hot Ai-Q'' * ''Hyōi'' * ''Kanata e'' * '' Kenrō Densetsu: Kerberos Panzer Cops'' (written by

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), '' ...

) * ''Oine'' (published in ''Manga Burikko'', originally created by Kentarō Takekuma) * ''Old Testament: Genesis Books I & II'' (initially published by Core, republished by

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) * ''Raika'' (created by Yū Terashima) * ''Saiyūki'' * ''Shifuku Sennen'' * ''Sōseiki'' * ''St. Michaela Gakuen Hyōryūki'' (created by Ei Takatori) * '' Teito Monogatari'' * ''Ultra Q'' * ''Unlucky Young Men'' * ''Yūtopia''

Video games

* '' Bōken Shōnen Kurabu ga Hou'' (character designer) * '' Grandia Xtreme'' (character designer) * '' World Neverland'' (character designer) * ''Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Odanobunaga'' (character designer) * ''Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Hidekichi to Ieyasu'' (character designer) * ''

Terranigma is a 1995 action role-playing game developed by Quintet (company), Quintet for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), with mangaka, manga artist Kamui Fujiwara acting as the character designer. The game tells the story of the Earth's re ...

'' (art director) * '' 46 Okunen Monogatari: Harukanaru Eden E'' (Japanese version cover art)

References

External links

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Kamui's Note
(official site) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Kamui 1959 births Japanese illustrators Japanese video game designers Living people People from Arakawa, Tokyo Manga artists from Tokyo Japanese video game artists