Shimpei Itoh

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Name Shimpei Itoh		Role Artist

Shimpei Itoh (伊藤伸平, Itō Shinpei, born June 17, 1960 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. His best-known works include Moldiver and Hyper Doll. He recently began a new series, Taishō Baseball Girls, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka.

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Itoh's works are characterized by fight teams, idol stars, military action, and science fiction laced with inside jokes based on otaku culture. He also tends to include a lot of explosions, handgun fights, and gritty action scenes.

Works

Apple Cinderella (1987, 1 volume), Shogakukan

Ayame ni Oteage! (1987–1988), Shogakukan

Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume (1992, 1 volume), Fujimi Shobo

Moldiver (1993–1994, 3 volumes), Tokuma Shoten

Rakushō! Hyper Doll (1995–1997, 5 volumes), Tokuma Shoten

Nemesis no Tsurugi (1996, 1 volume), Hakusensha

Angel Attack (1998, 2 volumes), Hakusensha

Angel Heart (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha

Haruka Refrain (1998, 1 volume), Hakusensha

Tokyo Bakuhatsu Musume (1998, 2 volumes), Kadokawa Shoten

Shōjo Tantei (1999, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten

Suteki na Lovely Boy (2001, 1 volume), Shonengahosha

Mazinger Anthology (2002, 1 volume), Futabasha

Angel Heart: Shinseiki Sailor-fuku Densetsu (2002, 1 volume), Noir Shuppan

Eien no Grace (2002, 1 volume), Shonengahosha

Cutie Honey aGoGo! (2005–2007, 2 volumes), Kadokawa Shoten/Tokuma Shoten, based on the works by Go Nagai

Nihon Furusato Chibatsu (2006, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten

Ko wa Kasugai Amanatto (2008, 1 volume), Tokuma Shoten

Taishō Baseball Girls (2008-current), Tokuma Shoten, based on the light novels by Atsushi Kagurazaka

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