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KOIKE Kazuo    [Edit]
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Associated Names
こいけ かずお
小池一雄

Name (in native language)
小池一夫

Birth Place
Akita City, Akita, Japan

Birth Date
May 8, 1936

Zodiac
Taurus

Last Updated
January 11th 2022, 8:58am

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Early in Koike's career, he studied under Golgo 13 creator Saito Takao and served as a writer on the series.
Koike, along with artist Kojima Goseki, made the manga Kozure Ookami (Lone Wolf and Cub), and Koike also contributed to the scripts for the 1970s film adaptations of the series, which starred famous Japanese actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Koike and Kojima became known as the "Golden Duo" because of the success of Lone Wolf and Cub.
Another series written by Koike, Crying Freeman, which was illustrated by Ikegami Ryoichi, was adapted into a 1995 live-action film by French director Christophe Gans.

In addition to his more violent, action-oriented manga, Koike, an avid golfer, has also written golf manga. He has also written mahjong manga, as he himself is a former professional mahjong player.

In the early 2000s, he wrote a Wolverine story for Marvel. In 2004, he won the Hall of Fame Eisner Award.

In 1977 Koike started the Gekiga Sonjuku, a college course meant to teach people how to write story for manga and movie. Among the graduates there are Takahashi Rumiko, Hara Tetsuo, Sakuma Akira, Horii Yuuji, Yamaguchi Takayuki, Kikuchi Hideyuki, Tanaka Keiichi, Sawai Yoshio, Caribu Marley, Yamamoto Naoki, Haruhara Robinson, Kudo Kazuya, Kaji Kengo, Tanaka Akio and Itagaki Keisuke.

On April 17, 2019, he passed away.

Blood Type
B

Gender
Male

Genres
Seinen(101)  Action(62)  Drama(61)  Mature(56)  Historical(47)  Adult(41)  Romance(25)  Adventure(24)  Martial Arts(20)  Comedy(14)  Shounen(13)  Mystery(12)  Sports(12)  Supernatural(10)  Tragedy(8)  Harem(7)  School Life(5)  Sci-fi(5)  Slice of Life(5)  Fantasy(4)  Josei(4)  Horror(2)  Psychological(2)  Yuri(2) 

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Series Title (Click for series info)
Genre
Seinen
1977
Action, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1987
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1988
Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life, Sports
1983
Seinen, Sports
1988
Drama, Seinen, Sports
1986
Action, Adult, Drama, Harem, Mature, Mystery, Seinen
1990
Seinen
1988
Historical, Seinen
1971
Action, Seinen
1978
Action, Adult, Drama, Mature, Sci-fi, Seinen
1985
Seinen
1973
Historical, Martial Arts, Seinen
2005
Action, Adult, Seinen
1980
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1973
Action, Adult, Drama, Harem, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1986
Historical, Shounen
2014
Sports
1983
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Martial Arts, Shounen
2013
Comedy, Seinen
1982
Action, Drama, Mature, Seinen
1972
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1983
Drama, Josei
1976
Adult, Harem, Romance, School Life, Seinen
1979
1976
Martial Arts, Seinen
1981
Adult, Drama, Psychological, Seinen
1975
Historical, Seinen
1970
Seinen
2013
Action, Drama, Seinen
1989
Adult, Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural, Yuri
1979
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Harem, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1978
Action, Historical, Seinen
1976
Adult, Historical, Seinen
1975
Action, Historical, Martial Arts
2007
Adult, Mature, Seinen
1973
Seinen
2001
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural
1970
Action, Adult, Mature, Mystery, Seinen, Tragedy
1973
Seinen
2012
Drama, Romance, Seinen, Sports
1987
Action, Drama, Shounen
1971
Seinen
2011
Adult, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Seinen
1977
Historical
1987
Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
2003
Seinen
1976
Action, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1992
Action, Adult, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen, Tragedy
1975
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Harem, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1981
Historical, Seinen
1986
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1978
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen, Sports, Tragedy
1983
Action, Drama, Historical
1972
Adult, Comedy, Romance, Seinen, Sports
1984
Action, Adult, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Seinen
1982
Seinen
1971
Action, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1988
Adult, Comedy, Harem, Seinen
1970
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1970
Action, Adult, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1972
Drama, Seinen
1986
Action, Seinen
2010
Adult, Seinen, Sports
1975
Action, Adult, Drama, Historical, Mature, Romance, Seinen, Supernatural
2003
Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shounen
1985
Action, Adult, Comedy, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Seinen
1999
Action, Adult, Comedy, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Seinen, Tragedy
1985
Action, Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1978
Action, Adult, Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen
2004
Adult, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Seinen, Supernatural
1980
Comedy, Slice of Life
1990
Shounen
1971
Drama, Josei, Mature, Slice of Life
1981
Shounen
1971
Action, Drama, Mature, Mystery, School Life, Shounen
1971
Action, Drama, Historical, Seinen
2004
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Shounen
1974
1982
Action, Adult, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Harem, Historical, Seinen
1978
Historical, Shounen
2011
Comedy, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
1983
Action, Adult, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1990
Action, Adult, Adventure, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1986
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Seinen
1972
Seinen
1985
Mystery
1981
Action, Adult, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Seinen
1991
Historical, Seinen
2005
Seinen
1990
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Seinen
1988
Action, Adult, Mature, Seinen, Tragedy
1973
Action, Drama, Historical, Mature, Mystery, Seinen, Supernatural
1973
Shounen
1981
Fantasy, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1975
School Life, Seinen
1977
Historical, Josei
2010
Drama, Seinen, Sports
1987
Seinen
1981
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
2003
Action, Adult, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Historical, Seinen
2011
Drama, Seinen, Sports
2004
Action, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1974
Action, Adventure, Drama, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
1983
Action, Horror, Mature, Mystery, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural, Tragedy
1976
Adult, Mature, Seinen
1976
Action, Adult, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Yuri
1972
Action, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen
2006
Comedy, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life
1982
Action, Adult, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mature, Seinen, Supernatural
1975
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Seinen
2007
Action, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Tragedy
1972
Seinen
--
Historical, Seinen
1985
Action, Adult, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1973
Drama, Mature, Mystery, Romance, School Life, Shounen
1977
Action, Adult, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1976
Action, Adult, Mature, Seinen
1973
Seinen, Sports
1998
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen
1995
Drama, Mature, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life
1979
Seinen, Sports, Supernatural
2002
Action, Historical, Seinen
1976
Action, Adult, Historical
1977
Adult, Drama, Mature, Psychological, Sci-fi, Seinen
1991
Adventure, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen, Supernatural
2006
Action, Mature, Shounen
1978
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