is Japanese

manga author 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 bef ...

. He is best known for the

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series '' Ikki Tousen'', also known as ''Battle Vixens'' in English.

Biography

Shiozaki made his debut in Shueisha's '' Young Jump''. After creating several series for Shueisha, including ''Karen'' (1997–1998), ''Happy Man'' (1999), and ''Nikkan Tachibana'' (2000) in seinen magazines aimed at businessmen, he left Shueisha in 1998 to create '' Ikki Tousen'' for Wani Books. With the success of ''Ikki Tousen'', he has since published a variety of series for different publishers, including a version of Zoids called ''Zoids ZI'' (2002–2003), ''

Battle Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Shiozaki, the creator of ''Ikki Tousen''. The series follows Mokichi & Tamako, two high school students who are members of the Swan Academy Wrestling Club. This manga is noted for its ...

'' (2004), and ''Frontier Roots'' (2004). The most successful of these has been ''Battle Club'', which is noted for its extensive fan service (such as a female-bodied character that is actually a man), but his main project remains ''Ikki Tousen''. His newest series is ''Godeath - Megami no Ketsumyaku'', which features more horror-like violence as well as fanservice. His stated hobbies include baseball, traveling abroad, and vegetable gardening.

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