13 Hagiwara Kazushi $@Gk860l;j(B
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This article is from the Manga FAQ, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
13 Hagiwara Kazushi $@Gk860l;j(B
Hagiwara's biggest achievement is his astounding, technically accomplished art,
which has been at the forefront of shonen manga for the past few years. His
core assistants, who are largely responsible for making it happen, call
themselves ``Studio Loud in School'', apparently because they were in the same
class at school and have similar artistic styles. They regularly publish a
best-selling Bastard!! dojinshi, MegaDeth, usually only available at Comikets.
The members of Studio Loud are Fujita Tsuyoshi $BF#ED(B$B5#(B, Inoue Takuya
$B0f>eBn:H(B, Tachi Hideyaki $B4[=(><(B and Uchiyama Issei $BFb;30l@.(B.
In addition to Studio Loud, two of Hagiwara's former assistants are now
moderately successful manga-kas: Tsuruta Hirohisa $BDaEDMN5W(B (creator of
Natsuki Crisis $B$J$D$-%/%i%$%7%9(B, serialized on Business Jump,
1991-present, 11 volumes @ Y500) and Yamane Kazutoshi $B;3:,OB=S(B (creator
of Chodoku Senshi Justice $BD6W85i@o;N%8%c%9%F%#%9(B, published by Shueisha,
1994-present, 2 volumes @ Y390).
Shiki Satoshi $@;N5.CR;V(B (creator of RIOT, published by Kadokawa Shoten,
1993, Y950) has been greatly influenced by Hagiwara's art.
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Bastard!! - currently serialized on Shonen Jump Season Special, 1987-present,
15 volumes @ Y390.
Dark Schneider, ancient sorcerer, is imprisoned in the body of Luche, an
airheaded boy. Only a virgin's kiss can transform him, and soon a girl
called Yoko obliges. Then all hell breaks loose, and D.S. goes up against
the four rulers of Metallicana, the dark god Anthrathax, and ultimately,
God. (The names of characters and spells are taken from heavy metal music,
in much the same way that Araki borrows names from rock/pop music.)
Incredible art, almost psychedelic at times, very tongue-in-cheek, and
some people even find the story interesting. (Bastard!! started out as a
short story, Wizard, which became a full-time manga due to popular
demand.)
Bakuen Campus Guardress $BGz1j#C#A#M#P#U#S%,!<%I%l%9(B - currently serialized
on Virtual Jump.
A monthly dose of color sketches, character designs and other scribblings,
which became the basis for an OAV series. Hagiwara's collaborator in this
project is Akahori Satoru $@$"$+$[$j$5$H$k(B, best known for the equally
vapid manga Bakuretsu Hunter $@Gz$l$D%O%s%?!<(B (currently serialized on
Gao, 1993-present, 3 volumes @ Y560).
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