Makoto Kobayashi (artist)

For the physicist, see Makoto Kobayashi (physicist).

Makoto Kobayashi
小林まこと
Born	May 13, 1958 Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
Occupation	Mangaka
Nationality	Japanese
Period	1978 to present
Genres	fiction
Subjects	manga

Makoto Kobayashi (born May 13, 1958) is a manga artist that is best known for his unusual drawing style. His earliest work is Grapple Three Brothers, which won the Shounen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for Sanshiro of 1, 2 in 1981 and What's Michael? in 1986.

One of his most well known manga is What's Michael?, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures.

Works

Manga

• Grapple Three Brothers
• Sanshirō of 1, 2
• Judo Bu Monogatari
• I am Makkoi
• Club 9 (Miss Hello)
• Gaburin
• Chichonmanchi (Hell of Love & Ecstasy)
• What's Michael?
• Stairway to Heaven

Anime

• Judo Bu Monogatari OAV
• What's Michael? OAV
• What's Michael? 2 OAV
• What's Michael? TV
• The World of the Talisman OAV

Trivia

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• Makoto Kobayashi has often parodied himself as well as his works in many of his manga, one of the most visible of which is in Club 9, where he is actually a character.
• Many have drawn similarities between What's Michael? and Garfield, both being orange tabbies with a penchant for mischief.

External links

• Makoto Kobayashi (artist) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• A comprehensive guide to Makoto Kobayashi
• Comiclopedia's page on Makoto Kobayashi

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