KAZUO KOIKE

Active: 2003

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SERIES

Kazuo Koike was a prolific Japanese manga writer (gensakusha), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful seinen manga, notably Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood and Crying Freeman, which – along with their numerous media adaptations − have been credited for their influence on the international growth of Japanese popular culture.

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SERIES · BY ISSUES CREDITED

Lone Wolf and Cub

1970

28 credited issues

Samurai Executioner

1972

10 credited issues

Crying Freeman

1986

9 credited issues

Kawaite Sourou

1980

8 credited issues

I Ueo Boy

1973

6 credited issues

Maka Hannya Haramitsukyuu: Usagi no Tamasaburou

2002

6 credited issues

Lady Snowblood

1972

3 credited issues

X-Men Unlimited

1993

1 credited issue

Deku: Block Head

2013

1 credited issue

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 5

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Goseki Kojima 46 issues together Ryouichi Ikegami 9 issues together Yasuichi Ooshima 6 issues together Yuu Matsuhisa 6 issues together Kazuo Kamimura 3 issues together

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