Yukinobu Hoshino
| Yukinobu Hoshino 星野 之宣 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1954 Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | 2001 Nights, Munakata Kyouju Ikouroku |
Yukinobu Hoshino (星野 之宣, Hoshino Yukinobu, born January 29, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist.
Life
He was born in
Weekly Shonen Jump. He won an Excellence Prize at the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival for Munakata Kyouju Ikouroku.[2]
He works from his home in Sapporo.[1]
Style
He liked
2001: A Space Odyssey while in junior high school was a transformative experience for him. Matazō Kayama was a painter he liked during his studies.[1]
Initially, his artistic style was similar to that of Mikiya Mochizuki and had humoristic touches, but moved on to the gekiga style. He is known for using the gekiga style to create detailed and serious science fiction stories based on American and European SF novels but creating a completely different storyline. He had also drawn various works based on ancient and pre-historic histories. Amongst other things, he is known for his graphic novel series, 2001 Nights.
Legacy
His work is acknowledged by the British Museum and was on display during 5 November 2009 to 3 January 2010.[3]
Works
Manga
- Kotetsu no Queen (鋼鉄のクイーン)
- Harukanaru Asa (はるかなる朝)
- Blue City (ブルーシティー)
- 2001 Nights (2001夜物語), 1984–1986
- A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.
- Blue Hole (ブルー ホール), 1991-1992
- Kyojintachi no Densetsu (巨人たちの伝説)
- Yamataika (ヤマタイカ)
- Munakata Kyoju Denkiko (宗像教授伝奇考)
- Saber Tiger
- Kodoku Experiment
- Star Dust Memories
- 2001+5
- Kamunabi
- El Alamein no Shinden (エル・アラメインの神殿)
- A compilation of World War II short stories from the perspective of the German military personnel.
- Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure
- Follow up on the Museum's exhibition in 2009–2010,British Museum Press.[4]
- Follow up on the Museum's exhibition in 2009–2010,
Painting books
- STAR FIELD（1986年、双葉社）
- CHRONICLE（1996年、朝日ソノラマ）
References
- ^ a b c d Urasawa, Naoki (2020). 星野之宣 [Hoshino Yukinobu]. Urasawa Naoki no Manben. NHK Educational TV.
- ^ "Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ^ a b "British Museum - Manga". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
- ISBN 978-0-7141-2465-0.
