, also known as , is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 illustrator and character designer. He is from Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...

 and currently lives in Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

. He is probably best known for his frequent collaborations with writer Keiichi Sigsawa as the illustrator/character designer for the Kino's Journey

Kino's Journey

, shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000...

and Allison

Allison (light novels)

is a Japanese light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. There are three Allison novels, with the third split into two volumes, published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label. The first novel was released on March 10, 2002, and the last novel was...

series, as well as for several other authors and game developers.

Illustration

• Kino's Journey
  Kino's Journey
  , shortened to Kino's Journey, is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000...
  
  
• Gakuen Kino
• Allison
• Lillia and Treize
  Lillia and Treize
  is a Japanese light novel adventure series by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kohaku Kuroboshi starring the children of the characters from Allison. There are six light novels in the series, published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label...
  
  
• Meg and Seron
  Meg and Seron
  is a Japanese light novel adventure series by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kohaku Kuroboshi starring Meg, a supporting character from Lillia and Treize...
  
  
• Heisa no System
• Hokago Taima Roku
• Aquarian Age
  Aquarian Age TCG
  is a Japanese collectible trading card game similar to Magic: The Gathering. It is marketed and produced by Broccoli, which produces games and Anime-related goods.-Aquarian Age:...
  
  Novel
• Drama CD Kosumosu no Sora ni
• Ocha ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Book At Cafe〜 (January 2010, ISBN 4048682865)
• Yoru ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Book in A Bed〜 (December 2010, ISBN 4048702351)
• Album cover and booklet for Yoru ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Song in A Bed〜 by angela
  Angela (band)
  Angela is a Japanese pop band that's best known for theme songs of anime television shows. The main members are atsuko and KATSU. Their signature upbeat tunes and rich arrangements is a dazzling mix of electronica, dance, rock, swing jazz and ska...
  
   (January 2011)

Character design

• Summon Night
  Summon Night
  is a series of RPGs The series is developed by Flight-Plan, published by Banpresto and with character design by Izuka Takeshi, spanning many different systems including the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and its latest game on the Nintendo DS...
  
  
• Sky Girls
  Sky Girls
  began as a single episode OVA anime by Konami, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C.Staff. The 30 minute episode was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. A television adaptation of Sky Girls started on July 5, 2007, and ended on January 11, 2008.-Story:The Weapon Of Raid Machines ,...
  
  (first draft of male character design)
• Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
  Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
  Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, titled in Japan, or simply Shigofumi, is a Japanese anime television series created by Tomorō Yuzawa and produced by Bandai Visual and Genco, which aired in Japan on Chiba TV and other networks between January 6 and March 22, 2008 and contains twelve episodes...
  
  (first draft)
• Sacred Blaze
  Sacred Blaze
  is a tactical role-playing game by Flight-Plan for the Sony PlayStation 2 system. It is the second self-published game by Flight-Plan after 2007's Dragon Shadow Spell. In Sacred Blaze, the player assumes the role of God and has the ability to bestow various player characters with abilities to use...
  
  

Artbooks

• Kuroboshi Kouhaku, The Beautiful World (March 2003, ISBN 4840222967)
• Coadventure (December 2005, ISBN 4088737598)

External links

GRANADA LEVEL9 (Kouhaku Kuroboshi's blog)