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{{nihongo|'''Koji Aihara'''|相原 コージ|''Aihara Kōji''}} is a [[manga artist]]. |
{{nihongo|'''Koji Aihara'''|相原 コージ|''Aihara Kōji''}} is a [[manga artist]], born in Hokkaido in 1963.<ref name=MD/> He grew up reading the works of [[Osamu Tezuka]].<ref name=Gravett/> |
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He is one of the authors of ''[[Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga]]''.<ref> |
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'', ''Koujien'', ''Mujina'' and ''Manka''.<ref name=MD/> ''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]].<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>http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=XiZ-SXfp50cC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1958&dq=Koji+Aihara+manga&ots=mEzMxJBExV&sig=IlWwW6XZTYH-4Fffm7ljAhbR0Ws#PPA1944,M1</ref> |
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Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, Aihara Kōji) is a manga artist, born in Hokkaido in 1963.[1] He grew up reading the works of Osamu Tezuka.[2]
Aihara 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, Koujien, 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]
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