Makoto Kobayashi (artist)
Makoto Kobayashi is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is What's Michael?, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is Grapple Three Brothers, which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for Sanshiro of 1, 2 in 1981 and What's Michael? in 1986.Works
- Grapple Three Brothers
- Sanshirō of 1, 2
- Judo Bu Monogatari
- I am Makkoi
- Club 9 - Kobayashi has often parodied himself, as well as his works; one of the most visible examples is in Club 9, where he appears as a character.
- Gaburin
- Chichonmanchi
- What's Michael?
- Stairway to Heaven
Anime
- Judo Bu Monogatari OAV
- What's Michael? OAV
- What's Michael? 2 OAV
- What's Michael? TV
