Tsutomu Nihei

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Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶・勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. He is relatively unknown outside Japan, though his cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga BLAME! and NOiSE were published by Ehapa. BLAME! was also published in France by Glénat.

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  • Abara (アバラ) - series finished, published in Ultra Jump.
  • Abba - a short one-shot about a man looking for his brother.
  • Biomega (バイオメガ) - This manga seems to take place in the same world as BLAME!; originally appeared in Young Magazine; 1 volume published 2004 by Kodansha. Beginning April 2006 it will continue to be published in Ultra Jump
  • Bitch's Life — erotic illustration's book, it's a collaboration with many others authors (Akira Toriyama, Kenji Yamamoto, Nao, Yukie)
  • BLAME! (ブラム!) - series complete; originally appeared in Afternoon; 10 volumes published 1998–2003 by Kodansha English license held by Tokyopop.
  • BLAME! Academy (ブラム学園) - comedic story, featuring Killy and characters from BLAME!, as students in a school.
  • BLAME! And So On - Artbook. Published in 2003 Contains artwork and sketches for BLAME!, NOiSE, Wolverine: Snikt! amongst others.
  • Dead Heads - A one-shot contained within the BLAME! And So On artbook.
  • Digimortal - a two part one-shot that originally appeared in Ultra Jump.
  • Halo Graphic Novel - Breaking Quarantine - The untold story of Sergeant Avery J. Johnson and his escape from the bowels of Halo and the Flood.
  • Net Sphere Engineer - series ongoing, sequel of BLAME!.
  • NOiSE (ノイズ) - series complete; originally appeared in Afternoon; This manga is a prequel or prototype of sorts to BLAME!. One volume published 2001 by Kodansha.
  • Wolverine: Snikt! - series complete; 1 volume published 2003 by Marvel Comics
  • Zeb-Noid - a short one-shot about a hostile encounter between two different species.


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Tsutomu Nihei
Works
Blame! | NOiSE | Biomega | Net Sphere Engineer | Abara | Digimortal
BLAME! characters and structures
Killy| Cibo | Sanakan | Graviton Beam Emitter | Net Terminal Genes |
Persondata
NAME Tsutomu Nihei
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 弐瓶 勉, Nihei Tsutomu
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Japan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH