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{{nihongo|'''Koji Aihara'''|相原 コージ|Aihara Kōji|born 1963 in Hokkaido, Japan}} is a [[manga artist]].<ref name=MD/> He grew up reading the works of [[Osamu Tezuka]].<ref name=Gravett/> |
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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'', ''Koujien'', ''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>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> He also designed the characters for the Super Nintendo RPG Maka Maka. |
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 [[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>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> He also designed the characters for the Super Nintendo RPG Maka Maka. |
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* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7177 Koji AIHARA] - ''[[Anime News Network]]'' |
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Koji Aihara (相原 コージ, Aihara Kōji, born 1963 in Hokkaido, Japan) is a manga artist.[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] He also designed the characters for the Super Nintendo RPG Maka Maka.
References
External links
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