Hitoshi Tomizawa

Hitoshi Tomizawa
NationalityJapanese
Notable works
Alien Nine
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Hitoshi Tomizawa (富沢ひとし, Tomizawa Hitoshi) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his sci-fi series Alien Nine.

Career

Tomizawa worked as an assistant to Baki the Grappler author Keisuke Itagaki,[1] before publishing his first work as a professional manga artist with the series Uchū Jūbe in the magazine Shōnen Champion.[2]

Style and themes

His manga tend to be short, with sci-fi stories involving children and insects. His art was a fairly standard style for his first series, but starting with Alien 9 it became very distinctive, but with very large eyes and unnatural proportions, and has since been featured in exhibitions including Takashi Murakami's superflat.[3] In a short interview included within Alien 9's English-translated tankōbon, he has cited Yoshiyuki Tomino, Mamoru Oshii, Katsuhiro Otomo, and science fiction authors Larry Niven and Robert Heinlein as influences of his.

Works

  • Treasure Hunter (肥前屋兵衛, Uchū Jūbe) (serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion, 1994–1995)
  • Alien Nine (エイリアン9) (serialized in Young Champion, 1998–1999)
  • Milk Closet (ミルククローゼット) (serialized in Monthly Afternoon, 2000–2001)
  • Propeller Heaven (プロペラ天国, Puropera Tengoku) (serialized in Ultra Jump, 2000–2001)
  • Alien Nine Emulators (エイリアン9 エミュレイターズ) (serialized in Champion Red, 2002)
  • Radio Depart (ラジオデパート) (one-shot in Afternoon Season Zōkan, 2002)
  • Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale (BR2/ブリッツ・ロワイアル) (serialized in Young Champion, 2003–2004, based on Koushun Takami)
  • Tokumu Hōkōkan Yumihari (特務咆哮艦ユミハリ) (serialized in Genzo, 2004–2007)
  • Yume Nikki (ゆめにっき) (serialized in Manga Life Win, 2013–2014)
  • Alien 9 Next (エイリアン9ネクスト) (self-published, 2015–2016)

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (2011-10-20). "Alien Nine - Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. ^ 富沢 ひとし（漫画家）. マンガペディア (in Japanese). DIGITALIO, Inc. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ Superflat, by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, at Artnet
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