Yukinobu Hoshino

Yukinobu Hoshino ( Japanese 星野 之 宣 , Hoshino Yukinobu ; born January 29, 1954 in Kushiro , Hokkaidō , Japan ) is a Japanese manga artist .

Life

He studied at Aichi-kenritsu Geijutsu Daigaku (Aichi Prefectural Art College), a music and arts college in Aichi Prefecture . He published his first work as a professional draftsman in 1975 with the short story Kōtetsu no Queen in a special edition of the manga magazine Shōnen Jump . In the same year he won the ninth Tezuka Prize of Shōnen Jump magazine for his comic book Harukanaru Asa , which was published a short time later in an issue of the magazine. Hiroshi Masumura and Yoshihiro Takahashi , among others, had previously received the award named after Osamu Tezuka . This was followed by more short mangas for the Shueisha publishing house. Blue City , which originated in 1976, was his first multi-chapter manga series.

He started working for his magazines in the early 1980s . The book Saber Tiger , which consists of several short stories, was published by Futabasha in 1981 , and the eponymous short story was published in 1980 in the manga magazine Manga Action . 2001 Nights , which was first released in Super Action between 1984 and 1986 , was filmed in a 60-minute anime in 1987 under the direction of Yoshio Takeuchi and became one of Hoshino's greatest successes. In 2009 parts of the work were filmed under the name To by Fumihiko Sori . In the 750-page comic, he tells of how humans opened up the universe. For the more than 1500-page Yamataika he won the 1992 Seiun Prize , an award for outstanding science fiction manga and books. Other well-known comics from Hoshino's pen include Blue Hole and Mirai no Futatsu no Kao , both of which were published in Mister Magazine by Kodansha , and Blue World and Moon Lost , which were published in Afternoon magazine. Mirai no Futatsu no Kao is based on the novel The Two Faces of Tomorrow by the British writer James P. Hogan . From 2011 to 2013 he adapted two more novels by Hogan: Inherit The Stars as Hoshi o Tsugu Mono , and Thrice Upon a Time as Mirai kara no Hotline . For the former he received the Seiun Prize again in 2013.

Hoshino, who is a close friend of the manga artist Daijirō Morohoshi , is known for his science fiction comics, which contain humorous elements, but are drawn mainly from the serious and realistic Gekigas . American and European novels were also inspiration for the illustrator. He himself influenced Kenji Tsuruta , among others . His works have been translated into English, German, Italian, French, Korean and Chinese, among others.

Works (selection)

• Kōtetsu no Queen ( 鋼 鉄 の ク イ ー ン ), 1975
• Harukanaru Asa ( は る か な る 朝 ), 1975
• Blue City ( ブ ル ー シ テ ィ ー ), 1976
• Saber Tiger (サ ー ベ ル ・ タ イ ガ ー ), 1980–1981
• 2001 Nights ( 2001 夜 物語 , 2001 Ya Monogatari ), 1984–1986
• Yamataika ( ヤ マ タ イ カ ), 1986-1991
• Blue Hole ( ブ ル ー ホ ー ル ), 1991–1992
• Mirai no Futatsu no Kao ( 未来 の 二 つ の 顔 ), 1993–1994
• Blue World ( ブ ル ー ワ ー ル ド ), 1995–1998
• Munezo Kyoju Denkiko ( 宗 像 教授 伝 奇 考 ), 1996–1999
• Kodoku Experiment ( コ ド ク ・ エ ク ス ペ リ メ ン ト ), 1999–2001
• Moon Lost ( ム ー ン ・ ロ ス ト ), 2003-2004
• Munakata Kyōju Ikōroku ( 宗 像 教授 異 考 録 ), 2004–2010
• Hoshi o Tsugu Mono ( 星 を 継 ぐ も の ), 2011–2012
• Mirai kara no hotline ( 未来 か ら の ホ ッ ト ラ イ ン ), 2012–2013

Web links

• Description of his works ( Memento from February 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) on momiji.sakura.ne.jp (Japanese)