Kamui Fujiwara
Kamui Fujiwara (藤原 カムイ, Fujiwara Kamui, born September 23, 1959 in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese character designer and manga artist. Fujiwara's father was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He excelled in mathematics and computer science when in grade school[citation needed]. He graduated from the . Fujiwara won an honorable mention in 1979 for his debut manga titled in the 18th Tezuka Award along with Toshio Nobe (also an honorable mention) and Tsukasa Hojo, who won the top prize awarded. He was heavily influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo, and a defining feature of his work is the fine attention to detail. His nom de plume "Kamui" has its origins in the name of the Ainu god of creation, Kamuy, and he has used it since high school.[1] He has had stories published in the manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie.
Works[]
Games (as character designer)[]
Manga[]
- "" (published in Manga Burikko)
- 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
- (published in Manga Burikko)
- Kanata e
- Kenrō Densetsu: Kerberos Panzer Cops (written by Mamoru Oshii)
- (published in Manga Burikko, originally created by Kentarō Takekuma)
- (initially published by Core, republished by Tokuma Shoten)
- (originally created by Yū Terashima)
- (created by )
- Teito Monogatari
References[]
- ^ "Fujiwara Kamui FAQ" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2010.
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Kamui's Note (official site)
- 1959 births
- Japanese illustrators
- Japanese video game designers
- Manga artists
- Living people
- People from Arakawa, Tokyo
- Manga artists from Tokyo