Megumu Okada


Megumu Okada is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the series Shadow Skill and its spin-offs. He is also known for Nirai Kanai '' Saint Seiya Episode.G, Oboro, Fair Plays, and Hitotsuki!''.

Career

Okada worked on Shadow Skill from 1992 to 1996 and Shadow Skill: Phantom of Shade - Black Howling - Black Wing from 1996 to 1998. The series was later continued by Kodansha from 2001 to 2014 and consisted of a total of 11 volumes.
In 1994, Okada collaborated with artist Ranmaru Tenma to create Gensou Sekai Eiyuretsuden Shinobi Zard. Two years later, the pair produced Gensou Sekai Eiyuretsuden Wiz Buster. In 1999, Okada created the manga Nirai Kanai, serialised in the Afternoon. The series, with its six volumes, lasted until 2003.
In 2001, Okada wrote and illustrated Oboro. From 2001 to 2002, he collaborated again with Tenma on Fair Plays, serialised in Comic BonBon, and, in 2002, he began work on Saint Seiya Episode.G, which was serialised in Champion Red and spanned 20 volumes.
In 2009, Okada published Hitotsuki!, illustrated by Tenma, releasing it as a single volume.

Notable works

  • Okada, Megumu. 1999. Nirai Kanai . Serialized in Afternoon. Published by Kodansha. 6 volumes, completed in 2003.
  • Okada, Megumu. 1992–1996. Shadow Skill . Serialized in Comic Gamma. Published by Takeshobo. 4 volumes.
  • Okada, Megumu. 1996–1998. Shadow Skill: Phantom of Shade - Black Howling - Black Wing. Published by Fujimi Shobo. Continued by Kodansha from 2001–2014 in Seinen Magazine. 11 volumes.
  • Okada, Megumu. 2002. Saint Seiya Episode.G. Based on Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya. Serialized in Champion Red. Published by Akita Shoten. 20 volumes.
  • Okada, Megumu. 1994. Gensou Sekai Eiyuretsuden Shinobi Zard . Story by Okada, art by Ranmaru Tenma. Serialized in Comic Gamma. Published by Takeshobo. 1 volume.
  • Okada, Megumu. 1996. Gensou Sekai Eiyuretsuden Wiz Buster . Story by Okada, art by Ranmaru Tenma. Serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Published by Square Enix. 1 volume.
  • Okada, Megumu. 2001. Oboro . Serialized in Comic Dragon. Published by Kadokawa Shoten. 1 volume.
  • Okada, Megumu. 2001–2002. Fair Plays . Story by Okada, art by Ranmaru Tenma. Serialized in Comic BonBon. Published by Kodansha. 1 volume.
  • Okada, Megumu. 2009. Hitotsuki! . Story by Okada, art by Ranmaru Tenma. Serialized in Champion Red. Published by Akita Shoten. 1 volume.