(born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese

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 ...

who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is ''

What's Michael? is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984, it began its serialization in the ''Weekly Morning'' magazine. The manga shows Michael, an orange American Shorthair tabby cat, his feline friends, and other domesticated pets ...

'', a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with

Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human ...

. His earliest work is ''Grapple Three Brothers'', which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the

Kodansha Manga Award is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially w ...

, for '' in 1981 and ''

'' in 1986.

Works

Manga

*''Grapple Three Brothers'' *''

Sanshirō of 1, 2 Sanshiro may refer to: *Plawres Sanshiro, a popular anime series aired in 1983 in Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Greece and Algeria * Sanshiro Sugata, the directorial debut of the Oscar-winning Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa * Sanshir ...

'' *''Judo Bu Monogatari'' *''I am Makkoi'' *''

Club 9 ''Club 9'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Kobayashi (artist), Makoto Kobayashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Mr. Magazine'' from 1991 to 1994, with ...

'' *''Gaburin'' *''Chichonmanchi'' (Hell of Love & Ecstasy) *''

'' *''Stairway to Heaven''

Anime

*''Judo Bu Monogatari'' OAV *''What's Michael?'' OAV *''What's Michael? 2'' OAV *''What's Michael?'' TV

References

External links

*
A comprehensive guide to Makoto Kobayashi

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Makoto 1958 births Living people Manga artists from Niigata Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General) People from Niigata (city)