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Kamui's Note
(official site) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Kamui 1959 births Japanese illustrators Japanese video game designers Living people People from Arakawa, Tokyo Manga artists from Tokyo Video game artists
is a Japanese character designer
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and manga artist
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Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist bef ...
. Fujiwara's father was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army
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during World War II
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. He excelled in mathematics
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and computer science
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when in grade school. He graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School. Fujiwara won an honorable mention in 1979 for his debut manga titled '' Itsu mo no Asa ni'' in the 18th Tezuka Award
The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha since 1971, under the auspices of its ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. It awarded new manga artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, ...
along with Toshio Nobe (also an honorable mention) and Tsukasa Hojo
is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', ''City Hunter'' and ''A ...
, who won the top prize awarded. He was heavily influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo
is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of '' Akira'', in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a ''Chevalier'' of t ...
, and a defining feature of his work is the fine attention to detail. His pen name
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"Kamui" has its origins in the name of the Ainu
Ainu or Aynu may refer to:
*Ainu people, an East Asian ethnic group of Japan and the Russian Far East
*Ainu languages, a family of languages
**Ainu language of Hokkaido
**Kuril Ainu language, extinct language of the Kuril Islands
**Sakhalin Ainu la ...
god of creation, Kamuy
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The Ainu people have many myths about the ''kamuy'', passed ...
, and he has used it since high school. He has had stories published in the manga anthology series ''Petit Apple Pie
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''.
Works
Manga
* ''Buyo Buyo'' * ''"Chameko"'' (published in ''Manga Burikko
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'')
* ''Chocolate Panic''
* ''Clip''
* ''Color Mail''
* ''Deja Vu''
* '' Dragon Quest: Warriors of Eden''
* '' Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō''
** ''Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto Returns''
** ''Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto: Monshō o Tsugumono-tachi e''
* ''Drop''
* ''Fukugami Chōkidan''
* ''H2O'' (published in ''Manga Burikko'')
* ''Hot Ai-Q''
* ''Hyōi''
* ''Kanata e''
* '' Kenrō Densetsu: Kerberos Panzer Cops'' (written by Mamoru Oshii
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)
* ''Oine'' (published in ''Manga Burikko'', originally created by Kentarō Takekuma)
* ''Old Testament: Genesis Books I & II'' (initially published by Core, republished by Tokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company’s product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, ...
)
* ''Raika'' (created by Yū Terashima
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is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core com ...
)
* ''Saiyūki''
* ''Shifuku Sennen''
* ''Sōseiki''
* ''St. Michaela Gakuen Hyōryūki'' (created by Ei Takatori)
* ''Teito Monogatari
is an epic historical dark fantasy/science fiction work; the debut novel of natural history researcher and polymath Hiroshi Aramata. It began circulation in the literary magazine ''Monthly King Novel'' owned by Kadokawa Shoten in 1983, and ...
''
* ''Ultra Q''
* ''Unlucky Young Men''
* ''Yūtopia''
Video games
* '' Bōken Shōnen Kurabu ga Hou'' (character designer) * ''Grandia Xtreme
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Gameplay
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'' (character designer)
* '' World Neverland'' (character designer)
* ''Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Odanobunaga'' (character designer)
* ''Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Hidekichi to Ieyasu'' (character designer)
* ''Terranigma
is a 1995 action role-playing game developed by Quintet for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), with manga artist Kamui Fujiwara acting as the character designer. The game tells the story of the Earth's resurrection by the hands o ...
'' (art director)
* '' 46 Okunen Monogatari: Harukanaru Eden E'' (Japanese version cover art)
References
External links
*Kamui's Note
(official site) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Kamui 1959 births Japanese illustrators Japanese video game designers Living people People from Arakawa, Tokyo Manga artists from Tokyo Video game artists