is a Japanese

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

. In his early years, he also used pen names and for his earlier adult-oriented works. He was born in Matsumae District,

Fukushima, Hokkaido is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,390, and a density of 23 persons per km2. The total area is 187.23 km2. Economics Industries in the town include s ...

and graduated from

Waseda University Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...

's Department of Literature.

Bibliography

(Manga works as Tou Moriyama not listed) * (1984) ''Hora Konna ni Akaku Natteru'' * (1986) ''Makasensasei!'' * (1986) * (1987) ''Kiwamete Kamoshida'' * (1988) ''Gomen ne B-Boy'' * (1989) ; English translation: ''

Dance till Tomorrow is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Yamamoto (manga artist), Naoki Yamamoto. It is a romantic comedy which details the life of Suekichi Terayama, a student who will inherit a fortune when he graduates from college an ...

'' (1999) * (1990) ''Blue'' * (1992) ''Bokura wa minna ikite iru'' * (1992) ''Young & Fine'' * (1992) * (1993) ''Yume de aimashou'' * (1993) ''Kamoshida-kun Fight!'' * (1994) ''Kimi to itsu made mo'' * (1994) ''Koke Dish'' * (1994) ''Summer Memories'' * (1994) is a four volume

manga 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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

by Yamamoto appearing in

Weekly Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional val ...

and published by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

. It was adapted into a live-action film directed by

Masaaki Odagiri Masaaki (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese poet *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter * ...

in 1996. ''Arigatō'' is a story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong. * (1997) ''Fragments'' * (1999) * (2000) * (2002) ''Anju no Chi'' * (2005) ''Aozora'' * (2007) ''Red'', won the Japanese government's

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by ...

manga award for 2010

Contributed works

* ''Angelium'' (

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...

): Color Checking * ''Dark'' (OVA): Finishing Supervision * ''Hooligan'' (OVA): Finishing * ''

Sousei no Aquarion , also known simply as ''Aquarion'' is a Japanese anime television series written and directed by Shoji Kawamori, produced by Satelight. Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity's only effective weapon ...

'' (TV): Digital Paint (ep 6)

Under the name Tō Moriyama

* (OVA) ** "Tō Moriyama Special I: Five Hour Venus" ** "Tō Moriyama Special II: Afterschool XXX" ** "Tō Moriyama Best Hit: It May Be So" * (OVA)

References

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* * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Manga artists from Hokkaido People from Fukushima, Hokkaido Anime character designers Waseda University alumni {{Japan-artist-stub