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 ...

. His best-known works include ''

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Hyper Doll is a Japanese manga series by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted into a two episode OVA by Triangle Staff between September 25, 1995 and November 25, 1995. The story is about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth. An Engl ...

''. He recently began a new series, ''

Taishō Baseball Girls is a Japanese light novel series written by Atsushi Kagurazaka and illustrated by Sadaji Koike. Tokuma Shoten published four novels from April 2007 to June 2010. It has been adapted into a drama CD, a manga series serialized in ''Monthly Co ...

'', based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka. Itoh's works are characterized by fight teams, idol stars, military action, and science fiction laced with inside jokes based on otaku culture. He also tends to include a lot of explosions,

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fights, and gritty action scenes.

Works

*'' Apple Cinderella'' (1987, 1 volume), Shogakukan *'' Ayame ni Oteage!'' (1987–1988), Shogakukan *'' Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume'' (1992, 1 volume),

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'' (1993–1994, 3 volumes), Tokuma Shoten *'' Rakushō! Hyper Doll'' (1995–1997, 5 volumes), Tokuma Shoten *''

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'' (1996, 1 volume), Hakusensha *''Angel Attack'' (1998, 2 volumes), Hakusensha *''Angel Heart'' (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha *''

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'' (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha *'' Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume'' (1998, 2 volumes),

Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...

*'' Shōjo Tantei'' (1999, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten *'' Suteki na Lovely Boy'' (2001, 1 volume), Shonengahosha *''

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'' (2002, 1 volume), Futabasha *'' Angel Heart: Shinseiki Sailor-fuku Densetsu'' (2002, 1 volume),

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'' (2002, 1 volume), Shonengahosha *''

Cutie Honey aGoGo! is a Japanese Shōnen manga, shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an Android (robot), android girl na ...

'' (2005–2007, 2 volumes), Kadokawa Shoten/Tokuma Shoten, based on the works by Go Nagai *'' Nihon Furusato Chibatsu'' (2006, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten *''

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'' (2008, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten *''

'' (2008-current), Tokuma Shoten, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka Sources:

References

External links

Official site
�� {{DEFAULTSORT:Itoh, Shimpei 1960 births Living people Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture