Philippe Bouchet, born 19 March 1956 at
Cholet (
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-e ...
, France), better known as Manchu, is a
science-fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel univers ...
illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...
.
He provided drawings and concepts for the animated series
Once Upon a Time... Space and
Ulysses 31
(french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovisue ...
.
Bibliography
* ''Art of Manchu 1 - Science (fiction)'', Delcourt, 2002, 96 p. (''art book'' bilingual English-French)
* ''Manchu Sketchbook'' (Comix Buro, 2008)
* ''Art of Manchu 2 - Starship(s)'', Delcourt, 2010, 96 p. (''art book'' bilingual English-French)
* ''Art of Manchu 3 - Space-O-Matic'', Delcourt, 2017, 93 p. (''art book'' bilingual English-French)
Prizes
*
Prix Bob-Morane 2001
*
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2001
* Prix Extraordinaire aux Utopiales 2015
* Prix du meilleur artiste européen 2015
References
External links
Manchu : official site
Manchu : official site (old archived copy)
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French speculative fiction artists
Science fiction artists
Space artists
1956 births
Living people