Kaoru Shintani (新谷 かおる Shintani Kaoru?) (born April 26, 1951 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese mangaka (writer and artist of manga and anime). Shintani is best known for his series Area 88, which is widely recognized as one of the finest aviator comic titles in the history of manga.[citation needed] In addition to his very popular pilot comics, Shintani has successfully ventured into science fiction, fantasy, comedy, and hentai comics as well. In 1985, he was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen for Area 88 and Futari Daka.[1]
Shintani began his career in 1972 as a shōjo artist and was nominated for the Ribon Comics Award for best new artist of that year. After working as an assistant to Leiji Matsumoto, the writer and artist of Captain Harlock and Space Battleship Yamato, Shintani began to publish aviator titles in various comic magazines.[2] Serialization of Area 88 began in 1979 and the title has been popular ever since.
While working as an assistant to Matsumoto, one of Shintani's duties was to construct plastic models for drawing reference. Matsumoto often states that he based the character Yattaran (who appears as a supporting character in several Harlock stories) on Shintani.
Works[]
Manga[]
All titles written and illustrated by Shintani.
- Area 88 (1979–1986)
- Balancer (1985-1986)
- Futari Daka
- Cleopatra DC (1988)
- Buttobi CPU (1993)
Original Video Animation[]
- Area 88 (1985, based on Shintani's manga)
- Cleopatra DC (1989, based on Shintani's manga, screenplay by Shintani)
- I Dream of Mimi (1997, based on Shintani's manga Buttobi CPU)
Television[]
- Uchuu Taitei God Sigma (1980–1981, character design by Shintani)
- Futari Daka (1984–1985, based on Shintani's manga)
- Area 88 (2005, based on Shintani's manga)
References[]
- ↑ "小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者[[Category:Articles containing non-English-language text]] [[Category:Articles containing Japanese language text]]" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19. line feed character in
|title=at position 286 (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ↑ "Kaoru Shintani (1951- ) [column]" Area 88 (1): 33 (May 26, 1987), Eclipse Comics/Viz Communications, Inc.
External links[]
- (Japanese) Kaoru Shintani's official website
- Kaoru Shintani at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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