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Artist · Japan

Born 1951

In their own script

“新谷かおる”

No photograph on record新谷かおる
Cover of Area 88Area 88Cover of I Dream of MimiI Dream of MimiCover of Futari DakaFutari DakaCover of Cleopatra DCCleopatra DCCover of Young Miss HolmesYoung Miss Holmes1989Desert Rose
Born1951
Born inToyonaka
First credit1979
CountryJapan

Kaoru Shintani.

mangaka

Japan, Born 1951

In short

Kaoru Shintani (新谷 かおる, Shintani Kaoru; born April 26, 1951 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. Shintani is best known for his series Area 88. In addition to his pilot comics, Shintani has ventured into science fiction, fantasy, comedy, and hentai comics as well.

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Born
1951, Toyonaka
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1979 to 2006
Work
mangaka
Career

Kaoru Shintani, in numbers

Years active
Area 88, 1979Futari Daka, 1981Desert Rose, 1989Young Miss Holmes, 20064works
Works by year, 1979 to 2006. Known for
2works1970s1980s1990s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1980s.

Sketchbook

Cover of Area 88Cover of I Dream of MimiCover of Futari Daka
Known for

The essential Kaoru Shintani