Sanpei Shirato
Writing
- Born
- February 15, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- October 8, 2021 (age 89)
A Japanese manga artist and essayist known for his social criticism as well as his realistic drawing style and the characters in his scenarios.
He is considered a pioneer of gekiga. The son of the Japanese proletarian painter Toki Okamoto, his dream to become an artist equal with his father started when he became a Kamishibai artist.
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He is also known for his work published in the early issues of the manga anthology magazine Garo in 1964, which he began publishing so as to serialize his comic Kamui.
Known for
Kamui
September 19, 2009
Band of Ninja
February 15, 1967
Watari, the Ninja Boy
July 21, 1966
The Legend of Ninja Kamui: The Shell of the Sun and Moon
March 20, 1971
Band of Ninja Pilot
January 1, 1969
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou
June 21, 1964
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan
March 20, 1965
Behind the camera7
- 2009Kamui Comic Book, Writer
- 1971The Legend of Ninja Kamui: The Shell of the Sun and Moon Writer, Comic Book
- 1969Band of Ninja Pilot Writer, Comic Book
- 1967Band of Ninja Comic Book, Writer
- 1966Watari, the Ninja Boy Comic Book, Writer
- 1965Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Ma Boroshi Majutsu-dan Writer, Comic Book
- 1964Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou Comic Book, Writer