Kosuke Fujishima
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Kosuke Fujishima (藤島 康介 Fujishima Kōsuke?, born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist. His first name is also spelled as Kousuke.
Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa (江川 達也 Egawa Tatsuya) in the production of the Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began his first original manga series You're Under Arrest (逮捕しちゃうぞ). His second manga series Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ), also translated as Ah! My Goddess, is extremely popular and has made Fujishima a household name in Japan.
He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this, such as his éX-Driver series.
[edit] Works
| Series | Year | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| You're Under Arrest (逮捕しちゃうぞ Taiho Shichauzo) |
1986-1992 | Author / Illustrator |
| Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ Aa! Megami-sama) |
1988-Present | Author / Illustrator |
| Sakura Wars (サクラ大戦 Sakura Taisen) |
1997-2000 | Character Designer
Note : Fujishima is still involved with the Sakura Taisen series after 2000. He is also the character designer for the new NY Kagekidan characters of Sakura Taisen 5 (the latest title in the series), released in 2005 |
| éX-Driver (エクスドライバー eX-Driver) |
2000 | Author/ Character designs and settings |
| Tales of Phantasia (テイルズ・オブ・ファンタジア Tales of Phantasia) |
1994,1999,2003,2006 | Character Designer |
| Gungrave | 2002,2003,2004 | Mechanical Designer |
| Tales of Symphonia | 2003,2004 | Character Designer |
| Tales of the Abyss | 2005 | Character Designer |
[edit] External Links
- Kosuke Fujishima at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
