Okama (artist)
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Okama is a Japanese manga artist
and illustrator
. He is known as the artist of Cloth Road
as well as the original character designer for Himawari
and Glass no Kantai. He was also involved in Gunbuster 2
, most noticeably in the ending design.
Okama began his career by publishing various dōjin
works (usually hentai
themed), and made his debut in the professional world in 1998, with most of his early work also being hentai erotica themed. In late 1999, he began his first non-adult orientated serialization Cat's World.
Currently, Okama is involved in a multitude of works and projects, including the serialization of Cloth Road, association with several animation projects, illustration for various magazines, as well as minor dōjin activities. His most recent work was with the video game No More Heroes
as costume designer and artist for the fictional anime 'Bizarre Jelly' featured in the game. Okama is also the illustrator
of Vocaloid
Nekomura Iroha.
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...
and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He is known as the artist of Cloth Road
Cloth Road
is a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and illustrated by Okama. Cloth Road is currently 11 volumes in length in Japan. The last chapter of the series ran in the June issue of the monthly manga magazine Ultra Jump....
as well as the original character designer for Himawari
Himawari!
is a Japanese anime series created by GoDo, directed by Shigenori Kageyama, and produced by Genco. It was aired on Chiba TV from April 8, 2006 to July 1, 2006 and afterwards got a second season, , and a short manga to connect the two, .-Plot:...
and Glass no Kantai. He was also involved in Gunbuster 2
Gunbuster
Gunbuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime OVA series created by Gainax in 1988. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The title is a combination of the titles of classic tennis anime Aim for the Ace!, whose plot inspired...
, most noticeably in the ending design.
Okama began his career by publishing various dōjin
Dojin
, often romanized as doujin, is a general Japanese term for a group of people or friends who share an interest, activity, hobbies, or achievement...
works (usually hentai
Hentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
themed), and made his debut in the professional world in 1998, with most of his early work also being hentai erotica themed. In late 1999, he began his first non-adult orientated serialization Cat's World.
Currently, Okama is involved in a multitude of works and projects, including the serialization of Cloth Road, association with several animation projects, illustration for various magazines, as well as minor dōjin activities. His most recent work was with the video game No More Heroes
No More Heroes (video game)
, is an action video game for the Wii video game system. It was directed by Goichi Suda , developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Marvelous Entertainment Inc., Ubisoft and Rising Star Games...
as costume designer and artist for the fictional anime 'Bizarre Jelly' featured in the game. Okama is also the illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
of Vocaloid
Vocaloid
is a singing synthesizer application, with its signal processing part developed through a joint research project between the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and Japan's Yamaha Corporation, who backed the development financially—and later developed the software into the commercial product...
Nekomura Iroha.
Anime
- Le Portrait de Petite CossetteLe Portrait de Petit Cossetteis an original video animation produced by Aniplex. It spanned 3 episode OVA series and ran in 2004. It was licensed for North American distribution by Geneon and released as Le Portrait de Petite Cossette. Fuse TV has broadcast the anime as part of their Anime Explosion Weekend on December 15, 2007...
- Kamichu!
- DiebusterDiebusterDiebuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime Original Video Animation series created by Gainax in 2004.The first episode was aired on October 3, 2004, while the final episode was released on August 14, 2005. A movie, officially titled retells and recaps the end of the first Gunbuster OVA...
- Himawari!Himawari!is a Japanese anime series created by GoDo, directed by Shigenori Kageyama, and produced by Genco. It was aired on Chiba TV from April 8, 2006 to July 1, 2006 and afterwards got a second season, , and a short manga to connect the two, .-Plot:...
- Glass no KantaiGlass no Kantai - La Legende du vent de l'univers, subtitled La Legende du Vent de l'Univers , is an anime TV series, co-animated by Satelight and Gonzo and produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation , GDH and Sotsu Agency, which first aired in Japan on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from April 4, 2006 and September...
- Getsumen to Heiki Mina
- Rebuild of EvangelionRebuild of EvangelionRebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as , is a Japanese animated film series and a remake of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series. It is being produced by Studio Khara and KlockWorx in partnership with Gainax...
Printed works
- Artbooks
- Okamax
- Getsumen Toheiki MinaGetsumen Toheiki Minawas a fictitious anime which appeared in the television miniseries Densha Otoko. In the same manner as Kujibiki Unbalance, an anime that began as a fictitious anime/manga within the anime/manga Genshiken, it has been adapted into a television series, which itself was later adapted into a manga...
Calendar - okamarble
- Food Girls
- MangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
- Cat's World
- Cloth RoadCloth Roadis a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and illustrated by Okama. Cloth Road is currently 11 volumes in length in Japan. The last chapter of the series ran in the June issue of the monthly manga magazine Ultra Jump....
- Food Girls
- Hentai manga
- Hanafuda
- School
- Meguri Kuru Haru
- Contributions
- Range Murata - RobotRobot (manga)Robot is a series of books containing the art of various Asian artists, created by Range Murata. Volume 1 was released on October 21, 2004, and ten volumes have currently been released....
- Volume 01 - Range Murata - Robot - Volume 03
- Range Murata - Robot - Volume 04
- Range Murata - Robot - Volume 10
- Range Murata - Robot
Other Translations
- Okama also means a transvestite or homosexual, so this might be confusing for some people. The artist's explanation for his name is that he always plays female characters in online games or is currently a female that really likes talking about females