Kazuhiko Shimamoto

Kazuhiko Shimamoto (島本和彦, Shimamoto Kazuhiko, born Hidehiko Tezuka (手塚秀彦, Tezuka Hidehiko), born 26 April 1961 in Ikeda (early childhood in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He attended college at the Osaka University of Arts in the fine arts department. While in college in February 1982, he debuted in the spring special issue of Shōnen Sunday with .^[1] At this point he dropped out of college and devoted his energies to becoming a manga artist.^[2]

Shimamoto is responsible for several long-running and well-known manga series. He drew Honō no Tenkōsei from 1983 to 1985, as well as the saga, which began as a 1 volume comic published in 1990 but was continued in two more series totaling 24 volumes.^[3] He also worked with Shotaro Ishinomori on a Skull Man manga based on Ishinomori's originally intended storyline, which was licensed in the US by Tokyopop.^[3] His baseball manga Gyakkyou Nine was adapted into a live-action Japanese film in 2005.^[4]^[5]

His past assistants include Katsu Aki, Masaaki Fujihara, Eisaku Kubonouchi and Tetsuo Sanjou. Some of his college classmates include Gainax founders Hideaki Anno and Hiroyuki Yamaga, among others. They later appeared as characters in his manga Aoi Honoo.^[6]

Works[]

Honō no Tenkōsei (炎の転校生)
(風の戦士ダン) (written by )
(逆境ナイン Nine in Adversity, Gyakkō Nain)
(無謀キャプテン)
(男の一枚レッド・カード)
(ゲキトウ)
(燃えるV)
(インサイダーケン)
(ワンダービット)
(挑戦者)
(オンセンマン)
(ブラジルからの手紙)
(とつげきウルフ)
(バトルサンダー)
(燃えよペン)
(吼えろペン)
(新・吼えろペン)
(神聖伝メガシード)
Kamen Rider ZO (仮面ライダーZO)
(仮面ライダーBlack PART X イミテーション7)
(燃える!! 女子プロレス)
(ザ・島本)
(大熱言)
(デスパイ)
(メガMEGAみーな)
(炎のニンジャマン)
(炎の信長・戦国外伝)
(仮面ボクサー)
(流れ星のジャッカル)
(炎の筆魂)
(炎の筆魂弐之拳)
(インサイダーケン)
Skull Man (スカルマン) (based on the original Shotaro Ishinomori manga)
(マンガ日本の経済) (collaboration with Shotaro Ishinomori)
Anime Tenchou (アニメ店長)
(卓球社長)
(燃える!! キング・オブ・ハート機動武闘伝Gガンダム)
(Battleフィールド)
Samurai Spirits (サムライスピリッツ)
(サムライスピリッツ4コマ大行進)
Aoi Honō (アオイホノオ)

Character Designs[]

(BSアニメ夜話) (Title Design)
(あしたのジョーの方程式) (Go Sasakibara)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (機動武闘伝Gガンダム)
Sangokushi Taisen (三国志大戦)
Rival Schools (ジャスティス学園) (Hayato Nekketsu)
Live A Live (ライブ・ア・ライブ) (Near Future setting design)
(炎の宅配便) (character design and scenario supervision)

References[]

^ Amano, Masanao; Wiedemann, Julius (2004). Manga Design. 1. Taschen. pp. 266–268. ISBN 978-3-8228-2591-4.
^ Koike, Kazuo (2008). "スペシャルインタビュー島本和彦" [Special Interview Kazuhiko Shimamoto]. 大阪芸術大学大学漫画 [Osaka University of Arts Manga]. 10. Koike Shoin. pp. 21–27. ISBN 978-4-8622-5366-8. 厳密には学費を払わなかったので除籍されている [Strictly speaking, I was expelled because I didn't pay the tuition fee.]
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Thompson, Jason (9 April 2015). "House of 1000 Manga - Kazuhiko Shimamoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ Macdonald, Christopher (12 July 2005). "Trainman Unseated by US Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Gyakkyo nine (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ Loo, Egan (4 May 2014). "College Life Manga Aoi Honō Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

External links[]

Kazuhiko Shimamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
PRISMS - Kazuhiko Shimamoto

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[1] Amano, Masanao; Wiedemann, Julius (2004). Manga Design. 1. Taschen. pp. 266–268. ISBN 978-3-8228-2591-4.

[2] Koike, Kazuo (2008). "スペシャルインタビュー島本和彦" [Special Interview Kazuhiko Shimamoto]. 大阪芸術大学大学漫画 [Osaka University of Arts Manga]. 10. Koike Shoin. pp. 21–27. ISBN 978-4-8622-5366-8. 厳密には学費を払わなかったので除籍されている [Strictly speaking, I was expelled because I didn't pay the tuition fee.]

[ann-20150409-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Thompson, Jason (9 April 2015). "House of 1000 Manga - Kazuhiko Shimamoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[4] Macdonald, Christopher (12 July 2005). "Trainman Unseated by US Films". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[5] "Gyakkyo nine (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[6] Loo, Egan (4 May 2014). "College Life Manga Aoi Honō Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)
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2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Iryū by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)
2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yuki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015) Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka and Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda (2016) After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki and Kūbo Ibuki by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2017) Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto and Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu by Haruko Kashiwagi (2018) Aoashi by Yūgo Kobayashi and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka (2019)
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