is a Japanese manga artist.

Life

He was born in Kushiro, Hokkaidō and dropped out of Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music after two years of studying mid-semester from the fine arts department. He moved to Tokyo in order to pursue a career as a professional manga artist. He made his professional debut in 1975 with Kotetsu no Queen. At the age of 21, he won the Tezuka Award for an outstanding manga of a newcomer artist for Harukanaru Asa and Osamu Tezuka, known as "the Father of Manga" (マンガの父, Manga no Chichi), highly praised it. He became known for his science fiction manga.

He works from his home in Sapporo.

Works

Manga

  • Kotetsu no Queen (鋼鉄のクイーン)
  • Harukanaru Asa (はるかなる朝)
  • Blue City (ブルーシティー)
  • 2001 Nights (2001夜物語), 1984–1986
  • A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.
  • Blue Hole (ブルー　ホール), 1991–1992
  • Blue World (ブルー・ワールド), 1995–1997
  • Kyojintachi no Densetsu (巨人たちの伝説)
  • Yamataika (ヤマタイカ)
  • Munakata Kyoju Denkiko (宗像教授伝奇考)
  • Saber Tiger
  • Kodoku Experiment
  • Star Dust Memories
  • 2001+5
  • Kamunabi
  • El Alamein no Shinden (エル・アラメインの神殿)
  • A compilation of World War II short stories from the perspective of the German military personnel.
  • Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure
  • Follow up on the Museum's exhibition in 2009–2010,

Painting books

  • STAR FIELD（1986年、双葉社）
  • CHRONICLE（1996年、朝日ソノラマ）

References

  • Review on G-wie-Gorilla.de
  • Salon Futura article by Jonathan Clements
  • Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
  • Manga: Professor Munakata's British Museum adventure at the British Museum