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| {{nihongo|'''Masashi Kishimoto'''|岸本 斉史|Kishimoto Masashi}} (born ], ] is a ] ], most well known for creating the ] series '']''. His younger twin brother, ], is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series '']''. | {{nihongo|'''Masashi Kishimoto'''|岸本 斉史|Kishimoto Masashi}} (born ], ] is a ] ], most well known for creating the ] series '']''. His younger twin brother, ], is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series '']''. | ||
| == Works == | |||
| Masashi Kishimoto | |||
| Kishimoto's first work as a ] was ''Karakuri'', which he submitted to ] in 1996. In 1999, '']'' was serialized in ], winning its monthly "Hop Step Award". ''Naruto'' is still ongoing, with ], and has sold over 71 million copies in ] as of volume 36, also being adapted into two successful ] series. He names ], creator of the famous ] series '']'' and '']'', as among his major influences.<ref name="SJ"> at http://www.narutocentral.com/</ref> When asked in an interview with ''Shonen Jump'' what his favorite plot of the ''Dragon Ball'' story and character was, Kishimoto replied that he enjoyed it until the arrival of ] and that he admired ], a character whom he could equal himself.<ref name="SJ"></ref> Kishimoto has also insinuated that the ] impacted his artwork significantly, including its ] by ].<ref name="SJ"></ref> | |||
| Born November 8, 1974 | |||
| Okayama, Japan. | |||
| In his interviews and exclusively in the ''Naruto'' manga, he commonly mentions his deceased plant, Ukki-kun.<ref name="NM">''Naruto'' manga volume 1, page 148 — ISBN 1-56931-900-6</ref> According to Kishimoto, the first time he had an office plant, due to missing the country atmosphere, he fed it undiluted plant food. He continued purchasing several other plants afterwards, but many of them perished.<ref name="NM">''Naruto'' manga volume 1, page 148 — ISBN 1-56931-900-6</ref> | |||
| Who is Masashi Kishimoto you ask? He is the creator of the hugely popular manga series known as Naruto. | |||
| === Manga === | |||
| Born in the Katsuta county of Okayama, Japan Kishimoto has been drawing from a very early age. But it wasn't until he was older that he recognized his dream to become a Mangaka (Mangaka is the Japanese meaning for cartoonist). | |||
| * ''Karakuri'' (Published in ''Akamaru Jump'') | |||
| * ''Naruto Pilot''<ref></ref> (Published in ''Akamaru Jump'') | |||
| * '']'' (Published in '']'') | |||
| === Art books === | |||
| While in art college Kishimoto created a manga called "Karakuri" which he then submitted to the Hop Step award (Monthly award given by Shonen Jump for amateur Mangaka). Karakuri wins the award and sets Kishimoto on the path to his dream of becoming a Mangaka. | |||
| * UZUMAKI <small>MASASHI KISHIMOTO</small> | |||
| === Others === | |||
| Upon graduation of art college, Kishimoto works hard on his next manga "Naruto" which is then published in Akamaru Jump. Two years down the line and a new final version of Naruto is published in the weekly Shonen Jump in 1999 and becomes the Naruto you know and crave today. | |||
| *First Official Data Book (秘伝・臨の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book) | |||
| *Second Official Data Book (秘伝・闘の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Tō no Sho Character Official Data Book) | |||
| Related Links | |||
| - Naruto Character Biographies | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Born | Kishimoto Masashi 岸本 斉史 (1974-11-08) November 8, 1974 (age 50) Japan  |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi) (born 8 November, 1974 is a Japanese manga artist, most well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series 666 Satan.
Works
Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri, which he submitted to Shueisha in 1996. In 1999, Naruto was serialized in Shonen Jump magazine, winning its monthly "Hop Step Award". Naruto is still ongoing, with more than 380 chapters, and has sold over 71 million copies in Japan as of volume 36, also being adapted into two successful anime series. He names Akira Toriyama, creator of the famous manga series Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball, as among his major influences. When asked in an interview with Shonen Jump what his favorite plot of the Dragon Ball story and character was, Kishimoto replied that he enjoyed it until the arrival of Freeza and that he admired Kuririn, a character whom he could equal himself. Kishimoto has also insinuated that the Akira motion picture impacted his artwork significantly, including its manga series by Katsuhiro Otomo.
In his interviews and exclusively in the Naruto manga, he commonly mentions his deceased plant, Ukki-kun. According to Kishimoto, the first time he had an office plant, due to missing the country atmosphere, he fed it undiluted plant food. He continued purchasing several other plants afterwards, but many of them perished.
Manga
- Karakuri (Published in Akamaru Jump)
- Naruto Pilot (Published in Akamaru Jump)
- Naruto (Published in Weekly Shonen Jump)
Art books
- UZUMAKI MASASHI KISHIMOTO
Others
- First Official Data Book (秘伝・臨の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Rin no Sho Character Official Data Book)
- Second Official Data Book (秘伝・闘の書キャラクターオフィシャルデータBOOK, Hiden: Tō no Sho Character Official Data Book)
References
- ^ Interview with Shonen Jump at http://www.narutocentral.com/ Cite error: The named reference "SJ" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Naruto manga volume 1, page 148 — ISBN 1-56931-900-6
- Naruto Pilot Manga Direct Download
External links
- Masashi Kishimoto ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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