Kiyohiko Azuma
Kiyohiko Azuma ( Japanese あ ず ま き よ ひ こ , Azuma Kiyohiko ; actually: 東 清 彦 ; * May 27, 1968 in Takasago , Hyōgo , Japan ) is a Japanese manga artist .
At the beginning of his career he drew under the pseudonym Jōji Jonokuchi ( 序 ノ 口 譲 二 , Jonokuchi Jōji ) hentai manga, but also parodies of well-known anime series such as Tenchi Muyo! , in the form of non-professionally published dōjinshi . In the late 1990s, his short stories appeared in manga magazines .
From 1999 to 2002 he drew the Yonkoma manga Azumanga Daioh , a comedy about a group of high school girls. Azumanga Daioh became very successful in Japan within a short time, was implemented as an anime and translated into numerous languages. With this he created the first Yonkoma manga, which also had international success.
Since 2003 he has been working on Yotsuba &! For Comic Dengeki Daiō magazine . which is also a comedy but not a Yonkoma manga.
Works
Manga
- Try! Try! Try! , 1998
- Wallaby ( わ ら び ー ), 1998–2000
- Azumanga Daioh , 1999–2002, revised new version: 2009
- Yotsuba &! , since 2003
- Azumanga Daiō: Hoshūhen ( あ ず ま ん が 大王 ・ 補習 編 ), 2009
Anthologies
- Azumanga , 1998 (reprinted as Azumanga Recycle ( あ ず ま ん が リ サ イ ク ル ), 2001)
- Azumanga 2 , 2001
Character design
- Queen of Duelist Gaiden α + ( ク イ ー ン ・ オ ブ ・ デ ュ エ リ ス ト 外 伝 α + ), 1994
- Mahō Yūgi ( 魔法 遊戯 ), broadcast in 2001 (design 1998)
Illustrations
- Leaf Fight TCG (trading card game)
- Aquarian Age
- Kannagi (eps. 12)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ○ ず ○ ん が と は 違 う の だ よ! あ ○ ま ん ○ と は! 序 ノ 口 譲 二 入 荷 し ま し た! (Eng. "It is not ... to ... nga! Not A ... man ...! We got Jōji. Jonokuchi ! "). Mandarake , June 21, 2005, accessed June 17, 2009 (Japanese).
Web links
- azumakiyohiko.com - Kiyohiko's personal homepage (Japanese)
- Yotuba Sutazio - Homepage of Kiyohikos Studio (Japanese)
- Literature by and about Kiyohiko Azuma in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Azuma, Kiyohiko |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | あ ず ま き よ ひ こ (Japanese); 東 清 彦 (Japanese, real name); Jonokuchi Jōji (pseudonym); 序 ノ 口 譲 二 (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese manga artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Takasago |