Shimpei Itoh
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is a Japanese manga artist
. His best known works include Moldiver
and Hyper Doll
. He recently began a new series, Taishō Baseball Girls
, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka.
Itoh's works are characterized by fight teams
, idol stars
, military action, and science fiction
laced with inside joke
s based on otaku
culture. He also tends to include a lot of explosions, handgun
fights, and gritty action scenes.
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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...
. His best known works include Moldiver
Moldiver
is a 6-episode 1993 OVA anime series. It is a parody of magical girl and superhero anime series.-Plot:The plot focuses on a young girl by the name of Mirai Ozora, living in Tokyo in the year 2045...
and Hyper Doll
Hyper Doll
is a manga series created by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted in 1995 into a two episode OVA about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth...
. He recently began a new series, Taishō Baseball Girls
Taisho Baseball Girls
is a popular light novel series written by Atsushi Kagurazaka and illustrated by Sadaji Koike. Tokuma Shoten has published two novels as of November 2008. The novels have been adapted to a drama CD, a manga series currently being published in Monthly Comic Ryū, and a TV anime series aired in 2009...
, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka.
Itoh's works are characterized by fight teams
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
, idol stars
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
, military action, and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
laced with inside joke
Joke
A joke is a phrase or a paragraph with a humorous twist. It can be in many different forms, such as a question or short story. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices...
s based on otaku
Otaku
is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
culture. He also tends to include a lot of explosions, handgun
Handgun
A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....
fights, and gritty action scenes.
Works
- Apple Cinderella (1987, 1 volume), ShogakukanShogakukanis a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
- Ayame ni Oteage! (1987–1988), Shogakukan
- Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume (1992, 1 volume), Fujimi ShoboFujimi Shobois a Japanese publishing company that specializes in the publication of light novels, manga, role-playing games and collectible card games. The company started in 1991 as a subsidiary of Kadokawa Shoten.-Magazines published:Light novel magazines...
- MoldiverMoldiveris a 6-episode 1993 OVA anime series. It is a parody of magical girl and superhero anime series.-Plot:The plot focuses on a young girl by the name of Mirai Ozora, living in Tokyo in the year 2045...
(1993–1994, 3 volumes), Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shotenis a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,... - Rakushō! Hyper DollHyper Dollis a manga series created by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted in 1995 into a two episode OVA about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth...
(1995–1997, 5 volumes), Tokuma Shoten - Nemesis no Tsurugi (1996, 1 volume), HakusenshaHakusenshais a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
- Angel Attack (1998, 2 volumes), Hakusensha
- Angel Heart (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha
- Haruka Refrain (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha
- Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume (1998, 2 volumes), Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shotenis a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
- Shōjo Tantei (1999, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten
- Suteki na Lovely Boy (2001, 1 volume), Shonengahosha
- Mazinger Anthology (2002, 1 volume), FutabashaFutabashais a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-List of magazines published by Futabasha:*Bravo Ski*Comic Seed!*Futabasha Web Magazine*Manga Action ZERO*Tōji Rō*Getter Robot Saga...
- Angel Heart: Shinseiki Sailor-fuku Densetsu (2002, 1 volume), Noir Shuppan
- Eien no Grace (2002, 1 volume), Shonengahosha
- Cutie Honey aGoGo! (2005–2007, 2 volumes), Kadokawa Shoten/Tokuma Shoten, based on the works by Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
- Nihon Furusato Chibatsu (2006, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten
- Ko wa Kasugai Amanatto (2008, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten
- Taishō Baseball GirlsTaisho Baseball Girlsis a popular light novel series written by Atsushi Kagurazaka and illustrated by Sadaji Koike. Tokuma Shoten has published two novels as of November 2008. The novels have been adapted to a drama CD, a manga series currently being published in Monthly Comic Ryū, and a TV anime series aired in 2009...
(2008-current), Tokuma Shoten, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka
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