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{{nihongo|'''Kaoru Shintani'''|新谷 かおる|Shintani Kaoru}} (born April 26, 1951 in [[Toyonaka, Osaka|Toyonaka]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]]) is a [[Japanese people|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.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} 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''.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title={{nihongo2|小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者}} | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Comic book reference
 | Story = Kaoru Shintani (1951- ) [column]
 | Title = [[Area 88]]
 | Issue = 1
 | Date = May 26, 1987
 | Publisher = [[Eclipse Comics]]/[[VIZ Media|Viz Communications, Inc.]]
 | Page = 33
 }}</ref> 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&ndash;1986)
*''[[Balancer (manga)|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===
*''[[God Sigma|Uchuu Taitei God Sigma]]'' (1980&ndash;1981, character design by Shintani)
*''[[Futari Daka]]'' (1984&ndash;1985, based on Shintani's manga)
*''[[Area 88]]'' (2005, based on Shintani's manga)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{jp icon}} [http://www.area88.jp/ Kaoru Shintani's official website]
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