is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

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 ...

born in

Sumida, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Sumida City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 257,300, and a population density of 18,690 persons per km ...

. He was invited with ''

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'' story writer Hiroshi Takashige to go to a comic convention in

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in 1996 as a guest of honor due to his work on ''Spriggan''. He worked on other manga comics before he went on to create ''

Project ARMS ''Project ARMS'', simply known in Japan as ''ARMS'', is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Ryoji Minagawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1997 to May 2002, with it ...

'' with fellow manga artist, Kyoichi Nanatsuki. His first name is sometimes

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as Ryouji.

History

Minagawa was born in

.『漫画家人名事典』日外アソシエーツ、2003年、p.362、 He was the classmate of Masaomi Kanzaki when he was studying in high school. He made his manga debut with ''HEAVEN'' in 1988. From 1991 to 1996, he worked with fellow artist Hiroshi Takashige in working on the 11 volumes of ''

''. His work had brought him fame across North America and Europe. After work on ''Spriggan'' was complete, he went on to do ''Kyo'' in 1996, followed by the creation of ''ARMS'' from 1997 to 2002. In 1999, he received the 44th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

s in the '' shōnen'' category for ''

''. In 2003, he created ''D-Live!!''. In December 2006, he had done work on a manga named ''S.O.L.'' He is currently attending to work on a new manga called ''

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'', serializing in ''Ultra Jump''. Subsequently, he has been working on another manga called ''ADAMAS'', which had been serialized in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

's Evening magazine. He said in an interview that he was inspired to be a manga artist when he watched films made by George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg.

Known Works

Manga

*''HEAVEN'' (1988): Original creator, also his debut manga. *''

'' (1991–1996) : Art *'' Kyo'' (1996): Original creator *''

'' (1997-2002) : Original creator *''

D-Live!! ''D-Live!!'' (stylized as ''D-LIVE!!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from 2002 to 2006. The manga tells the story of Satoru Ikaruga, ...

'' (2003–2006): Original creator *'' S.O.L.'' (2006): Original creator *'' Intruder'': Original creator *''Peace Maker'' (2007): Original creator *''ADAMAS'' (2007): Original creator

TV

*''Project ARMS'' (TV: 2001) : Original creator *''

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'' (TV: 2002–2003) : Eyecatch Illustration (ep 14)

Video games

*''

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'' (PlayStation): Character Designer *'' Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle'' (PlayStation): Character Designer *''

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'' (SNES): Character Designer *''

'' (PlayStation 2): Original Artist *'' Spriggan: Lunar Verse'' (PlayStation): Original Creator *''

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'' (PlayStation 2):

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and

Lee Chaolan Lee Chaolan ( Chinese: 李超狼; pinyin: ''Lǐ Chāoláng''; Japanese: リー・チャオラン; Hepburn: ''Rī Chaoran'') is a player character from the '' Tekken'' fighting game franchise by Bandai Namco Entertainment. He is an orphan ad ...

3P Character Model Designer *''

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'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360):

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3P Character Model Designer *''

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' is a sequel to the ''Tekken'' fighting game series. It was released for the arcades in September 2011. It received an update, subtitled ''Unlimited'', on March 2012. A console version based on the update was release ...

'' (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U): Miguel Caballero Rojo 2P Character Model Designer *'' Tsukiyo ni Saraba'' (PlayStation 2): Character Designer

Other works

* Minagawa contributed an illustration for the ''

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'' Premium Package edition released in Japan, which is featured in the ''Metal Gear Solid Classified'' booklet. The artwork depicts the six main members of FOXHOUND, the antagonists in the game.

References

External links

Official Site
(Archived from May 9, 2008) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minagawa, Ryoji 1964 births Living people Manga artists from Tokyo People from Sumida