| Koji Aihara 相原 コージ | |
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| Born | (1963-05-03)May 3, 1963 (age 62) |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Katte ni Shirokuma Koojien |
Koji Aihara (相原 コージ,Aihara Kōji) is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido.[1]
Aihara grew up reading the works ofOsamu Tezuka.[2] He made his debut withHachigatsu no Nureta Pantsu in 1983, which ran inWeekly Manga Action Magazine.[1] He is one of the authors ofEven a Monkey Can Draw Manga, a satiric look at the manga industry.[2] Aihara's other best-known works includeBunka Jinrui Gag,Koojien,Mujina andManka.[1]Manka has been described as being similar totanka in that it shows the breadth of human emotion within the short space of ayonkoma.[1] He has also drawn a yonkoma parody of a Japanese dictionary. His work has been described as breaking new ground for themes in comedic manga, and as showing "meticulous detail".[1] He also designed the characters for the RPG video gamesMaka Maka andIdea no Hi (scenario and character design draft).
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