is a

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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 be ...

. He is best known as the creator of the manga series ''

Ichi the Killer Ichi the Killer may refer to: * ''Ichi the Killer'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name * ''Ichi the Killer'' (manga), a manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto {{disambig ...

'', which was adapted into a

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in 2001, and ''

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''. Recurring themes in his manga are

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, sexual deviations, and the human mind.

Biography

Hideo Yamamoto received the "

Tetsuya Chiba is a Japanese manga artist famous for his sports stories. Chiba's works include ''Ashita no Joe'', his best known work, and ''Notari Matsutarō''. Many of his early titles are still in print due to continued popularity. Life He was born in Ch ...

Award", given to promising young

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creators in 1988. After resigning from the post of assistant of a popular

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artist,

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, he made his professional debut by drawing ''SHEEP'' (written by Masahiko Takasho) for

Weekly Young Sunday was a weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan since the first issue on March 27, 1987. It replaced '' Shōnen Big Comic'' in Shogakukan's lineup of shōnen titles, and many of the titles in ''Shōnen Big Comic'' were continued in ...

in 1989.

Works

* ''Sheep'', 1989 * ''

Okama Report is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. The series follows Shinya Okama, a straight college student who works at an ''okama'' bar (a cross-dressing gay bar). ''Okama Report'' was serialized in the manga magazin ...

'', 1989–1991 * ''

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'' (''Nozokiya''), 1992 * ''Another One Bites The Dust'' (illustrated by Koshiba Tetsuya) * '' Voyeurs, Inc.'' (''Shin Nozokiya''), 1993–1997 * ''

'', 1998–2001 * ''

'', 2003–2011 * ''Yume Onna'', 2013 (illustrated by

Hiroya Oku is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of '' Gantz'', '' Gigant'', '' Hen'' and ''Inuyashiki'', the first two of which have been serialized in '' Weekly Young Jump''. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami,

) * ''

Hikari-Man ''Hikari-Man'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from December 2014 to June 2020, with its ch ...

'', 2014–2020 * ''

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'', 2015–2016 (illustrated by

Ryoichi Ikegami is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He is best known for ''Crying Freeman'' (1986–1988), written by Kazuo Koike, and '' Heat'' (1999–2004), written by Buronson. The latter won the ...

)

References

External links

Hideo Yamamoto
in Media Arts Database * 1968 births Living people Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture People from Tokorozawa, Saitama {{manga-artist-stub