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 ...
. He is most noted for ''
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from June 1994 to February 2006, with a concluding postscript episode in July 2006, and c ...
'', for which he won the 2007
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fict ...
for Best Science Fiction Manga.
Another notable work is ''
PositioN
Position often refers to:
* Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity
* Position, a job or occupation
Position may also refer to:
Games and recreation
* Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
* ...
''. Prior to his debut, Ashinano worked as an assistant to manga artist
Kōsuke Fujishima
is a Japanese manga artist.
He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this, such as in ''éX-Driver'' and ''Oh My Goddess!''.
Early life and career
Born in Chiba, Japan, ...
.
Works
* (2014–2017)
* (2007–2013, ''
Afternoon
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'')
*''Kumabachi no koto'' (February 2007, ''
Afternoon
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'')
*''Touge'' (July 2006, ''Afternoon'') (included in the 10th volume of the new edition of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō)
*''
PositioN
Position often refers to:
* Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity
* Position, a job or occupation
Position may also refer to:
Games and recreation
* Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
* ...
'' (1999–2001, ''
Afternoon Season Zōkan
Afternoon is the time after solar noon. It is the time when the sun is descending from its peak in the sky to somewhat before its terminus at the horizon in the west. In human life, it occupies roughly the latter half of the standard work and ...
'' and ''
Bessatsu Morning'')
*''Turbo Type S'' (2006, tribute manga for ''
E no Moto'')
*''
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from June 1994 to February 2006, with a concluding postscript episode in July 2006, and c ...
'' (1994–2006, ''Afternoon'')
References
1963 births
Living people
Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture
People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Kōsuke Fujishima
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