Jin Kobayashi

Jin Kobayashi (小林 尽, Kobayashi Jin, born May 25, 1977 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.

His most famous work so far is School Rumble, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2002 to 2008.

He began drawing manga seriously during his college years, and won an honorable mention at the Weekly Shōnen Magazine's Rookie Award in 2001, allowing him to serialize School Rumble.

He has made some cameo appearances in the anime adaptation School Rumble, supplying the voice of Sailor F in two episodes of the first season, and being the narrator of the prehistoric segment in the first OVA, School Rumble - First Term Extra.

Works

Manga

Serials

• School Rumble (スクールランブル^?, 2002–2008)

• School Rumble Z (スクールランブルZ^?, 2008–2009)

• Natsu no Arashi! (夏のあらし！^?, 2006–2010)

• Ichiro Heian! (一路平安！^?, 2011-2012)

• Hōkago Mashimashi Club (放課後ましまし倶楽部^?, artist, 2013-2014)

Short stories

• Koiuta (恋歌^?, 2007-2009) art by Yoshibe Tsuyama and Haru Emoto

• Kaettekita Hentai Kamen (帰ってきた変態仮面^?, Hentai Kamen Returns, 2008) originally created by Keishū Ando

Anime

• Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (夏のあらし！ 春夏冬中^?, 2009) ep 12 (script, storyboards)

Illustrations

• Pani Poni Dash! (ぱにぽにだっしゅ！^?, 2005) ep 21

• Maria Holic (まりあ†ほりっく^?, 2009) ep 2

• Dance in the Vampire Bund (ダンス イン ザ ヴァンパイアバンド^?, 2010) ep 2

• Hanamaru Kindergarten (はなまる幼稚園^?, 2010) ep 1

• Puella Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ^?, 2011) ep 4

References

External links

• Jin Kobayashi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia