Ippongi Bang

Ippongi Bang (一本木蛮 "Ippongi Ban") is a multimedia and manga artist, born Jan 4 1965 in Yokohama City. She attended Den-En Chofu Hikiba High School, then Tamagawa University Dept. of Agriculture, and worked on a farm [http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/bang/index-e.html] . She continued to indulge in her passions—drawing manga and making costumes (she often attends conventions dressed in a Lum costume) until becoming a professional artist, working on manga, CD-ROMs, adult videos and others. She has worked on a number of magazines, ranging from boy's magazines to motorcycle magazines. A number of her works have been translated into English and released in the United States.

Works

Her published works include:

* "The Hero Kojiro 2", 3 volumes (Ennix Manga)
* "All Around Ippongi Bang", photo collection and video (MOVIC)
* "Hong Kong Video Castle", 3 volumes (Shogakukan; Planning, Production and Publishing by Yuuki Hiroshi and Co.)
* "Manga Empress of All the Asias: The Dynamic Ippongi Bang CD-ROM" art and cosplay photo collection CD-ROM (Gainax)

She has appeared several films and direct-to-video adult movies, including:

* "Sha sha ren, tiao tiao miu" (1998) (aka. "Ballistic Kiss") [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162874/]
* "Chô-yôma densetsu Uratsuki-dôji: daiishin fukkatsu-hen" (1994) (aka. "ExorSister 4") [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229815/]
* "Chô-yôma densetsu Uratsuki-dôji: Joyô Senmenki-hen" (1994) (aka. "ExorSister 3") [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229817/]
* "Chô-yôma densetsu Uratsuki-dôji: Hakui jigoku-hen" (1994) (aka. "ExorSister 2") [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229816/]
* "Chô-yôma densetsu Uratsuki-dôji: Makai gakuen-hen" (1994) (aka. "ExorSister 1") [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379216/]

References

*http://www.gainax.co.jp/hills/bang/index-e.html
*http://www.fansview.com/1230pers.htm
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1409873/