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Makoto Kobayashi (artist)

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Makoto Kobayashi
Born (1958-05-13) May 13, 1958 (age 66)
Niigata, Niigata Prefecture
OccupationManga artist
NationalityJapanese
Period1978–present
Subjectmanga

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

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Manga

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Anime

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  • Judo Bu Monogatari OAV
  • What's Michael? OAV
  • What's Michael? 2 OAV
  • What's Michael? TV

References

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  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.
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