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Jiro Taniguchi
was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. Career Taniguchi began his career as an assistant of manga artist Kyuuta Ishikawa. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kareta Heya'' (A Desiccated Summer), published in the magazine Young Comic. From 1978 to 1986, he created several hard-boiled comics with the scenarist Natsuo Sekigawa, such as ''City Without Defense'', ''The Wind of the West is White'' and ''Lindo 3''. From 1987 to 1996, Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekigawa produced the 5-volume series ''Botchan no Jidai''. In the 1990s, he came up with several albums, among which were , '', and . From 1980 to 1983, he collaborated with Garon Tsuchiya for the manga , and . He illustrated Baku Yumemakura’s works, '' Garouden'' from 1989 to 1990 and ''Kamigami no itadaki'' (The Summit of the Gods) from 2000 to 2003. He later receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorō Taniguchi
is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted directors. He was born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan. Works Anime television series *''Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh'' (storyboards, episode direction, background production; 1991) *''Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1992) *'' Nekketsu Saikyo Gozaurer'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1993) *''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1994) *''Jūsenshi Gulkeeva'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1995) *'' New Mobile Report Gundam Wing'' (storyboards; 1995) *''Brave Command Dagwon'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1996) *''After War Gundam X'' (storyboards; 1996) *'' Reideen the Superior'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1996) *''The King of Braves GaoGaiGar'' (storyboards, episode direction; 1997) *''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (storyboards; 1997) *''Gasaraki'' (assistant director, storyboards, episode direction; 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Manga Artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of ''Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
