Ken Ishikawa
June 28, 1948 – November 15, 2006 was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator (with Go Nagai) of the Getter Robo anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Nagai, he considered Ishikawa his greatest friend and ally.
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Ken Ishikawa
- Name
- Ken Ishikawa
- Birth Name
- Kenichi Ishikawa
- Born
- June 28, 1948
- Birthplace
- Karasuyama, Tochigi
- Died
- 15 November 2006
- Known for
- Getter Robo
- Occupation
- Manga artist
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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June 28, 1948 – November 15, 2006 was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator (with Go Nagai) of the Getter Robo anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Nagai, he considered Ishikawa his greatest friend and ally.
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Ken Ishikawa (1948–2006) was an illustrator, mangaka and screenwriter, of Japanese nationality. The illustrator was born in Karasuyama and died in Tochigi.
Among the works are Getter Robo, Kyomu Senki and Majū Sensen. Languages used include Japanese.
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Key facts
• Name — Ken Ishikawa • Birth Name — Kenichi Ishikawa • Born — June 28, 1948 • Birthplace — Karasuyama, Tochigi • Died — 15 November 2006 • Known for — Getter Robo • Occupation — Manga artist
Death
Death
Ishikawa collapsed at a dinner banquet after golfing; he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The causes of death was acute heart failure.
Manga
Manga
• Getter Robo Saga (with Go Nagai) • Getter Robo (6 vol) (1974–75) • Getter Robo Go (7 vol) (1990) • Shin Getter Robo (2 vol) (1997) • Getter Robo Arc (3 vol, uncompleted) (2002) • Kyomu Senki (Records of Nothingness) • Kyomu Senshi MIROKU (6 vol) (1987-1990) • Shiragikimon • Ninpō Hannouji Kashinkoji Yōjutsu • 5000 Kōnen no Tora (1980-1982) • Dogra Senki • Jigen Seibutsuki Dogra • Jakiō Bakuretsu (1987) • Skull Killer Jakiō (2 vol) (1990) • Cutey Honey (1 vol) (1973 manga adaptation that ran in Bouken Oh) • Ultraman Taro (1973 manga adaptation that ran in Shonen Sunday) • Majū Sensen (3 vol) (1975) • Seimaden (Saint Devil) (1977) • Battle Hawk (with Go Nagai) (1978) • Machine Saurer (first 6 months only) (1978) • Makai Tenshō (1987) • Heaven and Earth (1987) • Seiten Taisen Freeder Bag (2 Vol) (1990) • Garou Densetsu (1994) • Samurai Spirits (1 vol) (1995) • MAGA (2000) • Eurasia 1274 (2001) • Super Robot Wars (2002) • Shinsetsu Majū Sensen (4 vol) (2004) • Musashi~Isetsu Kengō Denki~ (2005-2006) • Aztekaiser (with Go Nagai) (2 vol) • Bakumatsuden (3 vol) • Dynamic Superobot (with Go Nagai) • Godzilla • Momotaro Jigokuken (1 vol) • Makuh Hakken Den • Southern Cross Kid (4 vol) • Tsu Ku Mo Ranzo (1 vol) • Gokudō Heiki (1996)
Anime
Anime
• Getter Robo Series (original manga) (1974) • Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo (original idea) (1975) • Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G - Kuuchuu Dai-Gekitotsu (original idea) (1975) • Robby the Rascal (Cybot Robotchi) (original idea) (TV series, 1982–83; U.S.-released compilation film, 1985) • Kyomu Senshi Miroku (Expunged Chronicle of Miroku) (original manga) (1989) • Majū Sensen (Demon Beast Warfront), Beast Fighter (original manga) (1990) • Getter Robo Go (original manga) (1992) • Gin Rei (mecha design) (1994-1995) • Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (character designer) (1992) • Ninja Resurrection (original manga) (1997-1998) • Getter Robo Armageddon (original manga) (1998) • Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo (original manga) (2000) • Beast Fighter, The Apocalypse (original manga) (2003) • New Getter Robo (original manga) (2004)
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1948
Ken Ishikawa born at Karasuyama.
2006
Ken Ishikawa died at Tochigi.
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Karasuyama.
Birth place
Tochigi.
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Art books
• Majin Illustration Collection (3 vol)
Influences
Kazuki Nakashima, chief editor of the Getter Robo Saga compilation cited Ken Ishikawa as an influence when he worked on the series composition of the anime show, Gurren Lagann, and also gave a memorial address at his funeral. He also calls himself Ken Ishikawa's number one fan. Ishikawa's early art is quite reminiscent of that of his mentor, Go Nagai. An adaptation of Ishikawa's manga Gokudō Heiki was filmed as Yakuza Weapon in 2011. The film is dedicated to Ishikawa.
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- “Ken Ishikawa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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