Yukito Kishiro


Yukito Kishiro is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime Armored Trooper Votoms and Mobile Suit Gundam, in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the works of manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. He began his career at age 17, with his debut manga, Space Oddity, in the Weekly Shonen Sunday. He is best known for the cyberpunk series Battle Angel Alita.
WWW yukito.com

Works

Hito, a collection of short stories:
  • : "Space Oddity"
  • : "The Planet of Depths"
  • : "Fly"
  • : "The Great Machine"
  • : "Junks: The Space Rovers"
  • : "Future Tokyo Headman"[List of Battle Angel (OVA)|Battle Angel Alita chapters|Battle Angel Alita] series:
  1. Battle Angel Alita
  2. Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night & Other Stories
  3. Battle Angel Alita: Last Order
  4. Battle Angel Alita: Mars ChronicleAshen VictorAqua Knight
  • ''Mukai: World of Mist''

Adaptations

Battle Angel, original video animation directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, based on the manga Battle Angel AlitaAlita: Battle Angel, film directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on the manga ''Battle Angel Alita''