Ryoichi Ikegami
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is a manga
artist. He was assistant to manga artist Shigeru Mizuki
in 1966. In 2001, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award
for general manga as the artist of Heat
. He became a professor at Osaka University of Arts
in 2005.
Ikegami has worked on several popular series, such as Mai, the Psychic Girl with writer Kazuya Kudo
, Crying Freeman
, with writer Kazuo Koike
, as well as Sanctuary
and Heat
with writer Sho Fumimura. He also wrote and drew Spider-Man: The Manga
, a manga version of Spider-Man
and collaborated with Garon Tsuchiya
for the manga BOX (BOX 暗い箱). His most recent work is Lord
currently serialized in Big Comic Superior
.
Manga
Manga 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...
artist. He was assistant to manga artist Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki
is a Japanese manga author, most known for his Japanese horror manga GeGeGe no Kitaro . A specialist in stories of yōkai, he is considered a master of the genre...
in 1966. In 2001, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for general manga as the artist of Heat
Heat (manga)
is a seinen manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1999 to 2004. In 2002, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga...
. He became a professor at Osaka University of Arts
Osaka University of Arts
is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964...
in 2005.
Ikegami has worked on several popular series, such as Mai, the Psychic Girl with writer Kazuya Kudo
Kazuya Kudo
-Selected works:* Mai, the Psychic Girl with Ryoichi Ikegami* Nobunaga with Ryōichi Ikegami* Pineapple Army with Naoki Urasawa with Takao Saito with Yasuichi Oshima with Taku Kitazaki with Kiyokazu Chiba...
, Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
is a manga by Kazuo Koike & Ryoichi Ikegami about an assassin who sheds tears after he kills his targets. Crying Freeman follows the title assassin, a Japanese man hypnotized and trained by the Chinese mafia to serve as its agent, and covered in a vast and complex dragon tattoo...
, with writer Kazuo Koike
Kazuo Koike
is a prolific Japanese manga writer, novelist and entrepreneur.-Biography:Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito and served as a writer on the series....
, as well as Sanctuary
Sanctuary (manga)
is manga written by Sho Fumimura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1990 to 1995, then released into 12 volumes by Shogakukan. It was published as 46 comic books and collected as nine volumes in America by Viz Graphics from 1995 to 1997...
and Heat
Heat (manga)
is a seinen manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1999 to 2004. In 2002, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga...
with writer Sho Fumimura. He also wrote and drew Spider-Man: The Manga
Spider-Man: The Manga
Spider-Man: The Manga is a Japanese manga illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami which retold the story of Spider-Man in a Japanese setting. It was originally published in Japan from January 1970 to September 1971 in Monthly Shōnen Magazine....
, a manga version of Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
and collaborated with Garon Tsuchiya
Garon Tsuchiya
, also known by the name of and marginal , started his manga story career in 1979.In 1986, completed his first major works in collaboration with Akyo Makata, in Ahomansu and Meisouou Boodaa. Afterwards, Tsuchiya collaborated with draftsman Kaiji Kawaguchi for the title, Tokishozo Disturbs and...
for the manga BOX (BOX 暗い箱). His most recent work is Lord
Lord (manga)
Chō-Sangokushi -LORD also known as LORD is the manga drawn by Ryoichi Ikegami and written by Buronson .Lord marks the fourth time this creative team have worked together on a manga...
currently serialized in Big Comic Superior
Big Comic Superior
is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since 1987-07-01 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for Big Comic Original and Big Comic Spirits....
.
Selected works
- Ryugetsusho (流月抄) - Gen Tsukinosuke ("The Deadly Poison of Love") (manga): original manga
- Crying FreemanCrying Freemanis a manga by Kazuo Koike & Ryoichi Ikegami about an assassin who sheds tears after he kills his targets. Crying Freeman follows the title assassin, a Japanese man hypnotized and trained by the Chinese mafia to serve as its agent, and covered in a vast and complex dragon tattoo...
(manga): art - Heat (manga)Heat (manga)is a seinen manga written by Yoshiyuki Okamura and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1999 to 2004. In 2002, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga...
: art - Lord (manga)Lord (manga)Chō-Sangokushi -LORD also known as LORD is the manga drawn by Ryoichi Ikegami and written by Buronson .Lord marks the fourth time this creative team have worked together on a manga...
: art - Mai the Psychic GirlMai the Psychic GirlMai, the Psychic Girl, known simply as in Japan, is a manga written by Kazuya Kudō and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami.The main character is Mai Kuju, a 14-year-old Japanese girl with powerful psychic abilities. She is being pursued by the Wisdom Alliance, an organization which secretly strives to...
(manga): art - NobunagaOda Nobunagawas the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
(manga): art - Offered (manga): art
- Otoko Gumi: art
- Otoko Oozora: art
- Samurai CrusaderSamurai Crusaderis a shōnen manga by Hiroi Oji and Ryoichi Ikegami. The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States.-Plot:The story follows Kumomaru, a Japanese samurai who travels to Europe in during the 1930s and becomes embroiled in a plot to steal the legendary Japanese sword...
: manga (art) - Sanctuary (manga)Sanctuary (manga)is manga written by Sho Fumimura, and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1990 to 1995, then released into 12 volumes by Shogakukan. It was published as 46 comic books and collected as nine volumes in America by Viz Graphics from 1995 to 1997...
: art - Seikun Urufu: art
- Seishun Dobaku: art
- Seiunji: story, art
- Shura Yukihime Gaiden: art
- Spider-Man: The MangaSpider-Man: The MangaSpider-Man: The Manga is a Japanese manga illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami which retold the story of Spider-Man in a Japanese setting. It was originally published in Japan from January 1970 to September 1971 in Monthly Shōnen Magazine....
: story, art - Strain (manga)Strain (manga)is manga series written by Yoshiyuki Okamura and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, published Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior from 1996 to 1998.- Plot :...
: art - Wounded ManWounded manis a Japanese seinen manga written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1982 to 1986....
: art