Michiharu Kusunoki

Michiharu Kusunoki (楠 みちはる, 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

• Shakotan Boogie (1986–1996, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[4][5]
• さよなら December (1987, Kodansha)^[6]
• Wangan Midnight (1993–2008, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[7][8]
• J Monogatari (1998, Kodansha)^[9][10]
• Tokyo Broker (2003, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[11]
• Wangan Midnight C1 Runner (2009-ongoing, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)^[12][13]

References

1. ^ "湾岸MIDNIGHT" (in Japanese). Animax. http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/episode.php?code=NN10000452. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Wangan Midnight the Movie to Open in Japan This Summer". Anime News Network. April 26, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-26/wangan-midnight-the-movie-to-open-in-japan-this-summer. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
3. ^ "湾岸ミッドナイト THE MOVIE" (in Japanese). wangan-movie.com. http://www.wangan-movie.com/. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
4. ^ "シャコタン・ブギ 1 (ヤンマガKCスペシャル) (単行本)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4061020420/. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
5. ^ "シャコタン・ブギ（３２）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3366103. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
6. ^ "さよならＤｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=1020862. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
7. ^ "湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3233723. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
8. ^ "湾岸ＭＩＤＮＩＧＨＴ（42）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3617440. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
9. ^ "Ｊ物語（1）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2604949. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
10. ^ "Ｊ物語（2）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2604957. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
11. ^ "ＴＯＫＹＯブローカー（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3288803. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
12. ^ "湾岸ミッドナイト　Ｃ１ランナー（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3617718. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
13. ^ "湾岸ミッドナイト　Ｃ１ランナー（2）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3618757. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 

External links

• Michiharu Kusunoki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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Name	Kusunoki, Michiharu
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Date of birth	1957
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