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 ...

best known for creating the

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'' Guyver'', which has been adapted into multiple

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features as well as live-action films. ''Guyver'' was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' (published by

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) for the lifetime of the magazine from February 18, 1985 to 1997. When ''Captain'' was cancelled, the manga moved to '' Shōnen Ace'', published by

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, who also reprinted the collected volumes from the beginning. There are 32 ''

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'' available. Takaya however, began as a

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manga artist under the

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, with several works printed in the adult manga magazine ''

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'', published by Kubo Shoten. The best known of these is ''

Hades Project Zeorymer ''Hades Project Zeorymer'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Yoshiki Takaya, written under the pen name Chimi Moriwo, and published in the adult manga magazine '' Lemon People'' from October 1983 to November 1984. A three-p ...

'', which was adapted as a four episode

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(OVA) by

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. He also had stories published in the manga anthology series ''

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'' under this pen name.

Works

As Moriwo Chimi

*'' Project Zeorymer'' (冥王計画ゼオライマー), in ''Lemon People''; October 1983 to November 1984, in

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, June 2007 to August 2007 *''Ta-ta-ka-e Otō-san'' (た·た·か·えお父さん!!), in ''Lemon People'', May 1984 *''ALEF'', in ''Lemon People'', February 1985 *''Cross Fire'' (クロス·ファイア), single volume, April 1985 , republished 1990-07-10 *''Kokoro no Yami ni Ai no Uzu'' (心の闇に愛の渦), in ''Lemon People'', July 1986

As Yoshiki Takaya

*'' Kyōshoku Sōkō Guyver'' (強殖装甲ガイバー), in ''Shōnen Captain'', 1985-02-18 to February 1997, resumed in ''Shōnen Ace''

Sources

Landolt-C information on Zeorymer

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on Kirara Bunko

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