Makoto Kobayashi (artist)

Makoto Kobayashi
Born	(1958-05-13) May 13, 1958 (age 66) Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
Occupation	Manga artist
Nationality	Japanese
Period	1978–present
Subject	manga

Makoto Kobayashi (小林 まこと, Kobayashi Makoto) (born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is What's Michael?, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is Grapple Three Brothers, which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award.^[1] He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for Sanshiro of 1, 2 [ja] in 1981 and What's Michael? in 1986.^[2]

Works

Manga

• Grapple Three Brothers
• Sanshirō of 1, 2
• Judo-bu Monogatari
• JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari
• I am Makkoi
• Club 9
• 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

References

1. "Comic Creator: Makoto Kobayashi". Retrieved 2006-11-11.
2. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.

External links

• Makoto Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• A comprehensive guide to Makoto Kobayashi Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Comiclopedia's page on Makoto Kobayashi