Yoshitoshi ABe

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Yoshitoshi ABe (安倍吉俊, Abe Yoshitoshi, born August 3, 1971) is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga. He is a graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.

His works have an edgy style due to, among other things, his not using a ruler while drawing as is usual for most anime-style art. He first gained fame in his work on the avant-garde anime Serial Experiments Lain. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series NieA under 7. He is the creator of the doujinshi Haibane Renmei which was then adapted into an anime.

He is a colleague and friend of Chiaki J. Konaka, with whom he collaborated on the series Serial Experiments Lain and Texhnolyze.

He usually uses the Romaji form of his name instead of the kanji, with the "B" in "ABe" capitalized.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Anime 1.2 Video Games 1.3 Printed works 2 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Anime

• Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
• NieA under 7 (2000)
• Haibane Renmei (2002)
• Texhnolyze (2003)

[edit] Video Games

• Wachenroder (1998)

[edit] Printed works

• Doujinshi
  • Furumachi (August, 1996)
  • Shooting Star (December, 1996)
  • White Rain (July, 1997)
  • Sui-Rin (August, 1998)
  • Charcoal Feather Federation (Haibane Renmei) (December, 1998)
  • T.Prevue Version 0.9 (August, 1999)
  • Faces (December, 1999)
  • K.S.M.E (July, 2000)
  • Sketches (December, 2000)
  • NieA Under 7 - Under (August, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.1) (August, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.2) (December, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - Haibane Lifestyle Diary (August, 2002)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Extra) (December, 2002)
  • Ryuu Tai (July, 2003)
  • Not Found (December, 2003)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 1 (August, 2004)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 2 (December, 2004)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 3 (December, 2004)
  • Miscellaneous (December, 2004)
  • GRID. (August, 2005)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 4 (December, 2005)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 5 (December, 2005)
  • Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan (December, 2005)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 6 (August, 2006)
  • Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan 2.0 (August, 2006)

• Artbooks
  • Serial Experiments Lain - An Omnipresence in the Wired (May, 1999)
  • Essence (May, 2001) *Released in the US*
  • NieA Under 7 - Scrap (July, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - In the Town of Guri, in the Garden of Charcoal Feathers (December, 2003)
  • yoshitoshi ABe lain illustrations - ab# rebuild an omnipresence in the wired (Japan: December 2005; US: April 2006)

• Manga
  • Contribution to Afternoon (April 1994)
  • NieA Under 7 (Vol. 1) (June, 2001)
  • NieA Under 7 (Vol. 2) (August, 2001)

• Contributions
  • Mutekei Fire - Tarame Paradise Doujins
  • Mutekei Fire - Great Pictorial Guide of Uki-Uki in the World Doujins
  • Mutekei Fire - Tokimeki Shitsumon Bako Doujins
  • Range Murata - Flat
  • Range Murata - Rule - Fa Documenta 003
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 01
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 02
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 03
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 04
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 05
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 06
  • Foo Swee Chin - Muzz Doujins 1-2
  • Akai Kiba (Red Fang) - Volumes 1-4

• Cover Illustrations
  • Kami no Keifu Novels 1-3
  • Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge Novel
  • Slip Manga Collection
  • All You Need is Kill

[edit] External links

• ABe's homepage (Japanese)
• ABe's blog (Japanese)