Yasuhiko Yoshikazu 安彦良和

Left Hirosaki University before graduation. Joined Mushi Production in 1970. Later went freelance and worked on animation productions for television. Some of his most notable works as character designer and director are "Reideen the Brave", "Con-battler V" and "Mobile Suit Gundam". Started working as a Manga artist in 1988.

Venus Senki [Venus Wars]
serialized on Nora,
4 volumes @ Y520
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Somewhere in the future, man has colonized Venus. Terraforming has made the atmosphere breathable, but still the life remains hard on Venus. Those hardships are reflected in a dangerous sport, a mix between football and racing. Our main character is one of those players. When a war breaks out on Venus, he decides to join the army to help his homeland. Sci-Fi war story.

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TRA:(E)Dark Horse(G)Feest Verlag

Emperor Nero
1 volume @ Y?
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No Synopsis.

Anton
serialized on Nora,
1 volume @ Y?
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Historic Manga.

Oudou no Inu [Revolutionary Dog]
published by Koudansha,
6 volumes @ Y?
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In a tale set in the middle of the Meiji era, Shusuke Kano is doing hard labor in Hokkaido, imprisoned for demonstrating against the government for freedom and democracy. He escapes from prison with another government opponent and pretends to be an Ainu, to hide his true identity. Later, Kano meets Sokaku Takeda, a martial arts master, and becomes his disciple. Adept in martial arts, Kano works as a bodyguard for the Korean revolutionist, Kim Okyon. Kano is angry that leading members of the Liberal Party were freed from jail quickly and now live comfortably, while more unfortunate participants of the liberal democratic movement are still in prison. He soon becomes a faithful follower of Kim, a serious revolutionary.
Disheartened when Kim is assassinated in a plot between the Chinese and Korean governments, Kano goes into the trading business with a ship that Katsukaishu gives him. Meeting the Young Sunwen changes everything. He decides to put his energy and passion into the Chinese revolution; something he could not do with the liberal movement in Japan. {020}

Winner of the "2000 (The Fourth) Media Arts Festival award for Excellence". Reasons for the award given are: "This work is set in Meiji Era Japan, Korea and China. A young Japanese revolutionary Masato Kan, is the main character of this historical tale. With skillful composition and beautifully drawn lines, the way the rapid unfolding of the story grabs the reader and draws them in is fascinating. There are limits to manga drawing technique, but the spirit of the Meiji Era, where one could be adventurous and greedy, is clearly expressed in this powerful work."