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(Redirected from Seimaru Amagi) Japanese manga artist (born 1962)

Shin Kibayashi
Born	(1962-07-22) July 22, 1962 (age 62) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter
Known for	Psychometrer Eiji The Kindaichi Case Files GetBackers Drops of God

Shin Kibayashi (樹林伸, Kibayashi Shin, born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹直) is shared with his sister Yūko Kibayashi (樹林ゆう子, Kibayashi Yūko). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science.

Pen names

Besides the main pen-name of "Tadashi Agi", Shin Kibayashi also goes by other pen names:

Seimaru Amagi (天樹征丸 Amagi Seimaru)
Yuma Ando (安童夕馬 Andō Yūma)
Yuya Aoki (青樹佑夜 Aoki Yūya)
Jōji Arimori (有森丈時 Arimori Jōji)
Hiroaki Igano (伊賀大晃 Igano Hiroaki)
Ryō Ryūmon (龍門諒 Ryūmon Ryō)
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Works

As Seimaru Amagi

Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo (金田一少年の事件簿) (1992–present, Kodansha), original idea; English translation: Kindaichi Case Files (2004–2008, Tokyopop)
Tantei Gakuen Kyū (探偵学園Q, Detective School Q) (2001–2005, Kodansha)
Rimōto (リモート) (2002–2004, Kodansha); English translation: Remote (2004–2006, Tokyopop)
Zero: Kage Miko (零影巫女, Fatal Frame: Shadow Priestess) (2014–2017, DeNA)
Y no Hakobune (Yの箱船) (2016–ongoing, Shogakukan)
Gifted (ギフテッド) (2021–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Tadashi Agi

Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa (学校の怖い噂) (1994–1995, Kodansha)
Saiko Dokutā (サイコドクター, Psycho Doctor) (1995–2003, Kodansha)
Saiko Dokutā Kaikyōsuke (サイコドクター楷恭介, Psycho Doctor Kai Kyousuke) (2004, Kodansha)
Kami no Shizuku (神の雫) (2004–2014, Kodansha); English translation: The Drops of God (2011–2012, Vertical)
Kaitō Ruban (怪盗ルヴァン) (2014–2015, Kodansha)
Marriage ~The Drops of God Final Arc~ (マリアージュ〜神の雫最終章〜) (2015–2020, Kodansha)

As Yuma Ando

Saikometorā Eiji (サイコメトラーEIJI, Psychometrer Eiji) (1996–2000, Kodansha)
Kunimitsu no Matsuri (クニミツの政) (2001–2005, Kodansha)
Tokyo Eitīzu (東京エイティーズ, Tokyo Eighties) (Shogakukan) (2003–2005, Kodansha)
Shibatora (シバトラ) (2006–2009, Kodansha)
Saikometorā (サイコメトラー, Psychometrer) (2011–hiatus, Kodansha)
Tanteiken Shādokku (探偵犬シャードック) (2011–2013, Kodansha); English translation: Sherlock Bones (2013–2014, Kodansha USA)
Shinjuku DxD (新宿D×D) (2014–ongoing, Kodansha)
Debusen (でぶせん) (2014–2016, DeNA)

As Yuya Aoki

Gettobakkāzu Dakkan'ya (ゲットバッカーズ -奪還屋-) (1999–2007 Kodansha); English translation: GetBackers (2004–2008, Tokyopop)
Saiko Basutāzu (サイコバスターズ) (2003 Kodansha); English translation: Psycho Busters (2008–2009, Del Rey Manga)
Oniwaka to Ushiwaka -Edge of the World- (鬼若と牛若 —Edge of the World—) (2010–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Jōji Arimori

Sunō Dorufin (スノードルフィン, Snow Dolphin) (2000–2001, Kodansha)
Asobotto Senki Gokū (アソボット戦記五九, Asobot Military History Goku) (2001–2002, Kodansha)

As Hiroaki Igano

Area no Kishi (エリアの騎士, The Knight in the Area) (2006–2017, Kodansha) Anime Adaptation 2012
iContact (iコンタクト) (2021–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Ryō Ryūmon

Bloody Monday (ブラッディ・マンデイ) (2007–2009, Kodansha)

As Shin Kibayashi

Kaze to Kaminari (風と雷) (2009, Kodansha)
Shima Kōsaku no Jiken-bo (島耕作の事件簿) (2017–ongoing, Kodansha)

Other media

The main characters of Magazine Mystery Reportage were based on then editors of Weekly Shonen Magazine, including Kibayashi who acts as the leader of the team investigating various conspiracies.

On January 14, 2015, it was announced through Nintendo that Kibayashi was writing the story for the fourteenth Fire Emblem game, entitled Fire Emblem Fates.

On August 31, 2021, Netflix announced that they are working with Shin Kibayashi on an original anime series titled Lady Napoleon.

References

Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
"Fatal Frame Manga by Kindaichi's Amagi Gets English Release". Anime News Network. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 1, 2023). "Kindaichi's Shin Kibayashi Launches New Manga This Winter (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
"Kindaichi & Drops of God Creator Starts 1st New Manga in 3 Years". Anime News Network. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
"弘兼憲史×樹林伸が島耕作の逃亡劇描く「島耕作の事件簿」モーニングで始動". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). August 17, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
"Netflix, Kindaichi's Shin Kibayashi Reveal Lady Napoleon Original Anime". Anime News Network. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

External links

"Kami no Shizuku" author's wine diary
Seimaru Amagi Diary
Shin Kibayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

v t e The works of Shin Kibayashi
As Seimaru Amagi	The Kindaichi Case Files Detective School Q Remote
As Yuya Aoki	GetBackers Psycho Busters
As Yuma Ando	Psychometrer Eiji Shibatora Sherlock Bones
As Jōji Arimori	Monkey Typhoon
As Tadashi Agi	Drops of God
As Ryō Ryūmon	Bloody Monday
As Hiroaki Igano	The Knight in the Area
Related	Lady Napoleon

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Shōnen
1970s	Black Jack and The Three-Eyed One by Osamu Tezuka (1977) Football Hawk by Noboru Kawasaki (1978) Tonda Couple by Kimio Yanagisawa (1979)
1980s	Susano Oh by Gō Nagai (1980) Sanshirō of 1, 2 by Makoto Kobayashi (1981) Gakuto Retsuden by Motoka Murakami (1982) The Kabocha Wine by Mitsuru Miura (1983) Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Ōshima (1984) Bari Bari Densetsu by Shuichi Shigeno (1985) Kōtarō Makaritōru! by Tatsuya Hiruta (1986) Ironfist Chinmi by Takeshi Maekawa (1987) Mister Ajikko by Daisuke Terasawa (1988) Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu by Toshiyuki Mutsu (1989)
1990s	Shura no Mon by Masatoshi Kawahara (1990) Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa (1991) Kaze Hikaru: Koshien by Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami (1992) 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1993) Shoot! by Tsukasa Ōshima (1994) The Kindaichi Case Files by Yōzaburō Kanari and Fumiya Satō (1995) Shōta no Sushi by Daisuke Terasawa (1996) Ryūrōden by Yoshito Yamahara (1997) Great Teacher Onizuka by Tooru Fujisawa (1998) Chameleon by Toshiyuki Mutsu (1999)
2000s	Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya by Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino (2000) Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu (2001) Cromartie High School by Eiji Nonaka and Beck by Harold Sakuishi (2002) Kunimitsu no Matsuri, by Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki (2003) Shana ou Yoshitsune by Hirofumi Sawada (2004) Capeta by Masahito Soda (2005) Air Gear by Oh! great (2006) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji Kumeta and Dear Boys Act II by Hiroki Yagami (2007) Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu by Motoyuki Tanaka (2008) Q.E.D. by Motohiro Katou and Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (2009)
2010s	Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2010) Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama (2011) Those Snow White Notes by Marimo Ragawa (2012) Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa (2013) Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki (2014) The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki and Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe (2015) Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2016) Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō (2017) Beastars by Paru Itagaki (2018) The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba and To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (2019)
2020s	Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui (2020) Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami (2022) Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji (2023) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe (2024)

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