Kenichi Sonoda
Kenichi Sonoda ( Japanese 園田 健 一 , Sonoda Ken'ichi ; born December 13, 1962 in Takaishi , Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese mangaka who also designed the character design for several anime .
Works
The first anime Sonoda worked on, the sports story Wanna Bees , sold poorly in the video market. With the OVA Gall Force , created in the same year at Studio Artmic , he made his breakthrough as a character designer. The Bubblegum Crisis , which appeared in 1987 , finally became an international success and made Sonoda known beyond the borders of Japan. Riding Bean was the first anime designed entirely by Sonoda.
In addition to his work, Kenichi Sonoda also drew many dōjinshi and created the character design for numerous computer games.
Manga
- Gunsmith Cats , 1991-1998
- Exaxxion , 1997-2004
- Gunsmith Cats: Burst , 2004-2008
- Bullet the Wizard, 2010-2013
Anime
- Wanna Bees , 1986
- Gall Force: Eternal Story , 1986
- Bubblegum Crisis , 1987
- Wings of Honneamise , 1987
- Gall Force: Destruction , 1987
- Gall Force: Stardust War , 1988
- Riding Bean , 1989
- Gall Force Earth , 1989
- Rhea Gall Force , 1989
- Bubblegum Crash , 1991
- Gall Force: New Era , 1991
- Otaku no Video , 1991
- Gunsmith Cats , 1995
- Idol Fighter Su Chi Pai , 1996
Web links
- Article about Kenichi Sonoda at MangaINFO of the University of Frankfurt a. M.
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| SURNAME | Sonoda, Kenichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 園田 健 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese mangaka and character designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Takaishi , Osaka Prefecture |