Makoto Isshiki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga artist
. He is best known for his series Piano no Mori
, which has been adapted as an anime
movie and received the Grand Prize for manga at the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival
. He won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award
for general manga for Hanada Shōnen-shi, which has also been adapted as both an anime television series and a live-action movie.
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...
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...
. He is best known for his series Piano no Mori
Piano no Mori
is an ongoing manga by Makoto Isshiki, about Shuhei Amamiya, who transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition about his new life...
, which has been adapted as an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
movie and received the Grand Prize for manga at the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival
Japan Media Arts Festival
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs since 1997. The festival for a nominal year was usually held during February or March next year, rather than at the end of the nominal year. For instance, the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival, where...
. He won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for general manga for Hanada Shōnen-shi, which has also been adapted as both an anime television series and a live-action movie.
Selected works
- Denaoshitoide! - Big Comic SpiritsBig Comic Spiritsis a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan and aimed at males 20–25 years old. It originally launched on October 14, 1980. The culture of food, sports, love relationships, and business provide the themes for its featured series, which often question conventional values...
, 1988–95, 6 volumes - Hanada Shōnen-shi ("The Chronicles of Young Hanada") - Mr. Magazine, 1993–95, 4 + 1 volumes
- Hassuru - Big Comic Spirits, 1996–97, 6 volumes
- Gyojin-Sou kara Ai wo Komete ("With Love from Gyojin Inn") - Shounen Jump Deluxe, 1998, 1 volume
- Piano no MoriPiano no Moriis an ongoing manga by Makoto Isshiki, about Shuhei Amamiya, who transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition about his new life...
("Piano Forest") - Young Magazine UppersYoung Magazine Upperswas a semimonthly seinen manga magazine, published in Japan from April 1, 1998 until October 19, 2004 by Kodansha.-List of serialized manga:* Rose Hip Rose by Tooru Fujisawa* Garōden by Keisuke Itagaki and Baku Yumemakura...
, Weekly MorningWeekly Morningis a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult men. It debuted in 1982 as and is also known as simply .- Series running every week :- Series running every other week :...
, 1998–ongoing, 16 volumes
External links
- Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page
- Makoto Isshiki's website