Michiharu Kusunoki
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is a Japan
ese manga artist
from Tosa, Kōchi
. He is most known for its street racing series Wangan Midnight
serialized in Kodansha
weekly Young Magazine
and which has been adapted into a 26 episode anime series, a series of video games, and a movie.
Other manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki include J Monogatari and Shakotan Boogie
also published by Kodansha
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
from Tosa, Kōchi
Tosa, Kochi
is a city in Kōchi, Japan. It is located on the southern coast of the island of Shikoku.As of October 31, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 29,782 and the density of 325 persons per km²...
. He is most known for its street racing series Wangan Midnight
Wangan Midnight
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki and serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits since 1990, later in Kodansha's Young Magazine. In 1999, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga....
serialized in Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
weekly Young Magazine
Young Magazine
is a Japanese manga magazine published weekly by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at adult males . It is also known as Young or YM. It goes on sale Monday every week...
and which has been adapted into a 26 episode anime series, a series of video games, and a movie.
Other manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki include J Monogatari and Shakotan Boogie
Shakotan Boogie
is a manga by Michiharu Kusunoki, detailing the adventures of two brothers interested in shakotan, extremely lowered street cars.-OVA:A series of OVAs based on the manga were released in 1991 and 1992.-Video games:...
also published by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
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Works
- Shakotan BoogieShakotan Boogieis a manga by Michiharu Kusunoki, detailing the adventures of two brothers interested in shakotan, extremely lowered street cars.-OVA:A series of OVAs based on the manga were released in 1991 and 1992.-Video games:...
(1986–1996, serialized in Young MagazineYoung Magazineis a Japanese manga magazine published weekly by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at adult males . It is also known as Young or YM. It goes on sale Monday every week...
, KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
) - さよなら December (1987, Kodansha)
- Wangan MidnightWangan Midnightis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki and serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits since 1990, later in Kodansha's Young Magazine. In 1999, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga....
(1993–2008, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha) - J Monogatari (1998, Kodansha)
- Tokyo Broker (2003, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
- Wangan Midnight C1 Runner (2009-ongoing, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)