Shiro Amano (天野 シロ, Amano Shiro, born January 4, 1976)[1] is a Japanese manga artist who has worked on several projects, including his adaptation on the popular Kingdom Hearts series.
| Shiro Amano 天野 シロ | |
|---|---|
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Legend of Mana and Kingdom Hearts manga adaptations |
Career
editAmano worked on the manga adaptation of the Legend of Mana video game series. It was serialized from 2000 to 2002 and published in five volumes.[2]
Amano also worked on the Kingdom Hearts manga adaptations, following the events that took place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity a video game provides. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan and eventually released in tankōbon format. The first tankōbon was released in Japan in October 2003.[3] The manga was released in the US by Tokyopop two years later in October 2005.[4] Yen Press now holds the rights to publish the books for the USA market. The first series, Kingdom Hearts, consists of four volumes, while the second series, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, has two volumes. The third series, Kingdom Hearts II, has ten volumes and went on hiatus between the fifth and sixth volumes while Amano published a fourth series, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, which had five volumes. A fifth series, Kingdom Hearts III, began publication in 2019 and currently has 3 volumes. The games have also been adapted as a light novel series, written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided into separate series based on the games.
Works
edit| Title | Year | Notes | Refs[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legend of Mana manga | 2000–02 | Published in Bros. Comics, 5 volumes | [2] |
| Boku to watashi no hen'ai jijō (ボクとワタシの変愛事情) | 2010–11 (vol.) | Published in 2 volumes | [6][7] |
| Kaburi mon sutā☆ (かぶりもんスター☆, Kaburi Monster) | 2007 | Published in 1 volume | [8] |
| Kingdom Hearts manga | 2003 (vol.) | Serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan Published in Bros. Comics, 4 volumes |
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| Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories manga | Published in Gangan Comics, 2 volumes | ||
| Kingdom Hearts II manga | Published in Gangan Comics, 10 volumes | ||
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga | Published in Gangan Comics, 5 volumes | ||
| Kingdom Hearts III manga | Published in Gangan Comics, 3 volumes (ongoing) | ||
| Scratch! | Published by Magi-Cu Comics, 1 volume | ||
| The World Ends with You manga | Serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan as 2 one-shot chapters. | [citation needed] | |
| Breath of Fire IV novel Illustrator |
[citation needed] | ||
| Kingdom Hearts novel series Illustrator |
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Refs[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special | Character Designer | [citation needed] | ||
| Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable | Character Designer | [citation needed] | ||
| Itadaki Street DS | Character Designer | [citation needed] | ||
| Super Deformed Gundam | [citation needed] | |||
| Lord of Vermilion | [citation needed] |
Artbook
edit- Amano Shiro (天野 シロ) Art Works Kingdom Hearts
References
edit- ^ Amano, Shiro (2012-01-05). "あけましておめでとうございます (Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)" (in Japanese).
- ^ a b 聖剣伝説 レジェンドオブマナ 全5巻完結 [マーケットプレイス コミックセット] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- ^ キングダムハーツ (1) (コミック) (in Japanese). Amazon.com. 2003. ISBN 4757716575.
- ^ Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 1 (Paperback). Tokyopop. October 2005. ISBN 1598162179.
- ^ a b 著者：天野シロ [Author: Shiho Amano]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ ボクとワタシの変愛事情(1) (アクションコミックス) | 天野 シロ |本 | 通販 | Amazon. ASIN 4575837164.
- ^ ボクとワタシの変愛事情(2) (アクションコミックス（コミックハイ！）) | 天野 シロ |本 | 通販 | Amazon. ASIN 4575839299.
- ^ かぶりもんスター (ヤングキングコミックス) | 天野 シロ |本 | 通販 | Amazon. ASIN 4785928247.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Shiro Amano at Inducks
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