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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|03}} |
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| birth_place = [[Noboribetsu, Hokkaido|Noboribetsu]], [[Hokkaido]] |
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| notable works = ''Katte ni Shirokuma'' ''Koojien'' |
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Aihara made his debut with ''Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu'' in 1983, which ran in ''[[Weekly Manga Action Magazine]]''.<ref name=MD/> He is one of the authors of ''[[Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga]]'', a satiric look at the manga industry.<ref name=Gravett>[[Paul Gravett]], [[Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics]]</ref> Aihara's other best-known works include ''Bunka Jinrui Gag'', '' |
Aihara grew up reading the works of [[Osamu Tezuka]].<ref name=Gravett/> He made his debut with ''Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu'' in 1983, which ran in ''[[Weekly Manga Action Magazine]]''.<ref name=MD/> He is one of the authors of ''[[Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga]]'', a satiric look at the manga industry.<ref name=Gravett>[[Paul Gravett]], [[Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics]]</ref> Aihara's other best-known works include ''Bunka Jinrui Gag'', ''Koojien'', ''Mujina'' and ''Manka''.<ref name=MD/> ''Manka'' has been described as being similar to [[Waka (poetry)#Tanka|tanka]] in that it shows the breadth of human emotion within the short space of a [[yonkoma]].<ref name=MD/> He has also drawn a yonkoma parody of a Japanese dictionary. His work has been described as breaking new ground for themes in comedic manga, and as showing "meticulous detail".<ref name="MD">{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XiZ-SXfp50cC&q=Koji+Aihara+manga&pg=PA1958|title = Manga Design|last = Amano|first = Masanao|date = 2004-01-01|publisher = Taschen|isbn = 9783822825914|language = fr}}</ref> He also designed the characters for the RPG video games ''Maka Maka'' and ''Idea no Hi'' (scenario and character design draft). |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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===Manga=== |
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* ''Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu'' |
* ''Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu'' |
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* ''[[Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga]]'' |
* ''[[Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga]]'' |
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* ''Bunka Jinrui Gag'' |
* ''Bunka Jinrui Gag'' |
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* '' |
* ''Koojien'' |
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* ''Mujina'' |
* ''Mujina'' |
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* ''Manka'' |
* ''Manka'' |
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* ''[[Z ~Zed~]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-09/ring-0/orochi-tsuruta-directs-live-action-film-of-zombie-manga-z|title= Ring 0/Orochi's Tsuruta Directs Live-Action Film of Zombie Manga Z|date= 9 April 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> |
* ''[[Z ~Zed~]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-09/ring-0/orochi-tsuruta-directs-live-action-film-of-zombie-manga-z|title= Ring 0/Orochi's Tsuruta Directs Live-Action Film of Zombie Manga Z|date= 9 April 2014|accessdate= 30 July 2014|work= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> |
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===Video games=== |
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* ''Maka Maka'' |
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* ''Day of the Idea'' |
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| NAME = Aihara, Koji |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Manga artist |
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 6 November 2022
Koji Aihara 相原 コージ | |
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Born | Noboribetsu, Hokkaido | May 3, 1963
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Katte ni Shirokuma Koojien |
Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, Aihara Kōji) is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido.[1]
Aihara grew up reading the works of Osamu Tezuka.[2] He made his debut with Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu in 1983, which ran in Weekly Manga Action Magazine.[1] He is one of the authors of Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, a satiric look at the manga industry.[2] Aihara's other best-known works include Bunka Jinrui Gag, Koojien, Mujina and Manka.[1] Manka has been described as being similar to tanka in that it shows the breadth of human emotion within the short space of a yonkoma.[1] He has also drawn a yonkoma parody of a Japanese dictionary. His work has been described as breaking new ground for themes in comedic manga, and as showing "meticulous detail".[1] He also designed the characters for the RPG video games Maka Maka and Idea no Hi (scenario and character design draft).
Works[edit]
Manga[edit]
- Hachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu
- Katte ni Shirokuma
- Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
- Bunka Jinrui Gag
- Koojien
- Mujina
- Manka
- Z ~Zed~[3]
Video games[edit]
- Maka Maka
- Day of the Idea
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Amano, Masanao (1 January 2004). Manga Design (in French). Taschen. ISBN 9783822825914.
- ^ a b Paul Gravett, Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics
- ^ "Ring 0/Orochi's Tsuruta Directs Live-Action Film of Zombie Manga Z". Anime News Network. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
External links[edit]
- Koji Aihara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia