Makoto Kobayashi (artist)
Makoto Kobayashi (born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist that is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his most well known manga is What's Michael?, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is Grapple Three Brothers, which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award.[1] He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for Sanshiro of 1, 2 in 1981 and What's Michael? in 1986.[2]
Works
Manga
- Grapple Three Brothers
- Sanshirō of 1, 2
- Judo Bu Monogatari
- I am Makkoi
- Club 9 (Miss Hello) - Kobayashi has often parodied himself, as well as his works; one of the most visible examples is in Club 9, where he appears as a character.
- Gaburin
- Chichonmanchi (Hell of Love & Ecstasy)
- What's Michael?
- Stairway to Heaven
Anime
References
- ^ "Comic Creator: Makoto Kobayashi". http://lambiek.net/artists/k/koboyashi.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20070816031310/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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May 13, 1958 |
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Niigata, Niigata Prefecture |
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