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Mark Giambruno (1957-2015), was a
3D artist In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of a surface of an object (inanimate or living) in three dimensions via specialized software by manipulating edges, vertices, and ...
, art director and writer. As an early employee of
Mondo Media Mondo Media, Inc. is an American multimedia company that mainly produces online independent animation aimed at teens and young adults. It was founded in 1988 by John Evershed and Deirdre O'Malley in San Francisco, California. Before ''Mondo ...
, he worked on many of their game projects and contract game cinematics. He also voiced the Lifty & Shifty characters for the popular internet show
Happy Tree Friends ''Happy Tree Friends'' (commonly abbreviated as ''HTF'') is an adult animated web series created by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and Kenn Navarro, and developed by Montijo, Navarro, and Warren Graff for Mondo Media. Disguised as a childr ...
in the early episodes of the series (roles that would later be inherited by Kenn Navarro). He is the author of two books on 3D graphics and has also done the English rewrite on over 40 US-licensed manga and light novels.


Biography

Born in Placerville, CA, he grew up in Sacramento, CA before moving to the San Francisco Bay area for a number of years. In college, he majored in art and electronics, and began a career in computer graphics in 1990. After a few years doing presentation and web graphics, he transitioned into video games, and worked as artist, writer, art director, project manager or consultant on 21 different game titles, including The Incredibles: When Danger Calls, Mechwarrior 3, Zork: Nemesis and The Daedalus Encounter. At the same time, he became involved in a number of writing projects, including the monthly Animata column for InterActivity magazine and books on 3D graphics. In the mid-nineties, he was attracted to the world of Japanese anime and manga, and amassed a large collection of books and DVDs. He even studied the language, and eventually started to work on adaptations of Japanese novels, manga and anime. While still at Mondo, he worked with anime legend Toshihiro Kawamoto of
Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...
fame on some character designs for an unreleased internet minishow. He also worked for Super Techno Arts (publisher of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series). Most recently, he had worked for Region Free (Japanese artist referral and contract translation service) where he worked on graphics and website work through his Binary Arts company.


Selected Games

* Critical Path (creative director) * The Daedalus Encounter (co-writer, art/animation director) * Zork: Nemesis (3D modeler) * Blade Runner (3D modeler) *
Mechwarrior 3 ''MechWarrior 3'' is a vehicle simulation game, part of the ''MechWarrior'' series. It featured a new 3D accelerated graphics engine at the time of its release. The game contains over 20 missions, with access to 18 different Battlemech, mechs. A ...
(cinematic art/animation director) *
Hot Shots Golf ''Everybody's Golf'', released in North America as ''Hot Shots Golf'' and in Japan as is a 1997 golf video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the first game in the ...
2 (3D modeler) * Star Fleet Command 1 & 2 (art director/3D modeler) * Zoombinis Island Odyssey (art/animation director) *
The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
: When Danger Calls (producer)


Written works

3D GRAPHICS/GAMES * ''3D Graphics & Animation: From Starting Up to Standing Out'' * ''3D Graphics & Animation: Second Edition'' (also published in Russian) * ''The Official Guide to The Daedalus Encounter'' (also published in Japanese) * ''Animata'' (monthly column in InterActivity magazine) JAPANESE MANGA/ANIME/NOVEL ADAPTATIONS * '' Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan'' (manga vol. 1–8, 10-11+) * ''
Hayate the Combat Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to ...
'' (manga vol. 1-18+) * ''
Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 27 novels from November 2002 to November 2023 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint ...
'' (manga vol. 2–3) * ''
Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 27 novels from November 2002 to November 2023 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint ...
'': Fight Day! (novel 2) * ''Train_Man:
Densha Otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old ''otaku'' who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The ''otaku'' ultimat ...
'' (manga vol. 1–3) * ''
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly manga magazine ''Ultra Jum ...
'' (6-volume anime series) * ''
Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June ...
Anime Profiles'' (art book) * ''
Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against ...
: Voyage to the Moon World'' (novel) * ''Under Cover'' (unpublished novel) * ''Angel's Fang'' (unpublished novel)


External links


Binary Arts (Official Website)
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Region Free Japan Artist NetworkAnimeStyle Pro
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