Michiharu Kusunoki

Michiharu Kusunoki (Japanese: 楠 みちはる Hepburn: Kusunoki Michiharu, born 25 January 1957) is a Japanese manga artist from Tosa, Kōchi. He is most known for its street racing series Wangan Midnight serialized in Kodansha weekly Young Magazine and which has been adapted into a 26 episode anime series,^[1] a series of video games,^[2] and a movie.^[2][3]

Other manga series created by Michiharu Kusunoki include J Monogatari and Shakotan Boogie also published by Kodansha.

Works

• Aitsu to Lullaby (1981–1989, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Kodansha)^[4][5]
• Shakotan Boogie (1986–1996, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[6][7]
• Sayonara December (1987, Kodansha)^[8]
• Wangan Midnight (1993–2008, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[9][10]
• J Monogatari (1998, Kodansha)^[11][12]
• Tokyo Broker (2003, serialized in Morning, Kodansha)^[13]
• Wangan Midnight C1 Runner (2009–2012, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[14][15]
• Eight (2012–2013, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[16]
• Ginkai no Speed Star (2014–ongoing, serialized in Big Comic Spirits, Shogakukan)^[17]
• Kami-sama no Joker (as writer, with Mizu Sahara) (2015-ongoing, serialized in Evening, Kodansha)^[18]

References

1. "湾岸MIDNIGHT" (in Japanese). Animax. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
2. "Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer". Anime News Network. April 26, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
3. "湾岸ミッドナイト THE MOVIE" (in Japanese). wangan-movie.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
4. "あいつとララバイ　水曜日のシンデレラ" (in Japanese). Pierrot. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
5. "あいつとララバイ (39)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
6. "シャコタン・ブギ 1 (ヤンマガKCスペシャル) (単行本)" (in Japanese). Amazon. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
7. シャコタン・ブギ（32） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
8. "さよならDecember" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
9. "湾岸MIDNIGHT（1）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
10. "湾岸MIDNIGHT（42）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
11. "J物語（1）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
12. J物語（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
13. "TOKYOブローカー（1）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
14. "湾岸ミッドナイト　C!ランナー（1）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
15. "湾岸ミッドナイト　C1ランナー（2）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
16. エイト (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
17. 銀灰のスピードスター (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
18. 神様のジョーカー (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

External links

• Michiharu Kusunoki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia