Akira Kanbe

Akira Kanbe (かんべあきら Kanbe Akira) is a Japanese manga artist from Hyōgo Prefecture, known for his work as the illustrator of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero, specializes in the yaoi genre.

Akira Kanbe also the creator of We are Born on a Moonlight Night (月のうまれる夜 Tsuki no Umareru Yoru), a supernatural manga.

Leroy Dessaroux described Kanbe as being "unusually good at figure drawing", especially drawing people during sex acts.^[1] Active Anime's Rachel Bentham commends Hot Limit's art as "racy, sexy and hot",^[2] and has praised Kanbe's skill at drawing "subtle facial expressions".^[3]

Bibliography

• Tsuki no Umareru Yoru (1995) - Author & Illustrator
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero (1997) - Illustrator
• Kimi Made Mousugu (2000) - Author & Illustrator
• Moichido Koishite (2001) - Author & Illustrator
• Hitomi no Mukougawa (2001) - Author & Illustrator
• Yasashiku Sokubaku Shiteageru (2002) - Author & Illustrator
• Keep Out (2002) - Author & Illustrator
• Cool Down (2003) - Author & Illustrator
• Scramble Game (2004) - Author & Illustrator
• Trouble Love Candy (2004) - Author & Illustrator
• Freezing Flame (Kooru Shakunetsu) (2004) - Author & Illustrator
• Bittersweet Café (2005) - Author & Illustrator
• Love or Pride (2006) - Author & Illustrator
• Hot Limit (2006) - Illustrator
• Loving Gaze - (2006) - Author & Illustrator
• Love Wars (2007) - Illustrator
• Blind Love (2007) - Author & Illustrator
• I.D (2008) - Author & Illustrator
• Retsujou no Meikyou (2008) - Author & Illustrator
• Oshigoto no Jikan!? (2009) - Illustrator

References

1. Douresseaux, Leroy (June 22, 2008). "Akira Kanbe's Loving Gaze (Yaoi)". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
2. Bentham, Rachel (August 22, 2008). "Hot Limit". Active Anime. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
3. Bentham, Rachel (May 9, 2008). "Loving Gaze (Advance Review)". Active Anime. Retrieved December 26, 2011.

External links

• Personal website (Japanese)
• Akira Kanbe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia