Editing Mohiro Kitoh

{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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{{nihongo|'''Mohiro Kitoh'''|鬼頭 莫宏|Kitō Mohiro|born August 8, 1966}} is a Japanese [[Mangaka|manga artist]]. He created the manga ''[[Shadow Star]]'' and ''[[Bokurano|Bokurano: Ours]]'', both of which were adapted into [[anime]] series. 
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==Biography==
Kitoh's first manga ''[[Vendémiaire no Tsubasa]]'' debuted in ''[[Afternoon (magazine)|Afternoon]]'' magazine in 1995. It consists of several short stories where mechanical puppet humanoids called Vendemaires meet and serve boys of various character and morals. ''Vendémiaire no Tsubasa'' ran until 1997 and was published by Kodansha in 2 volumes. It was followed in 1999 by ''SiNNa 1905,'' a single-volume online manga detailing a civil war in an alternate-history Japan.

Kitoh's next major manga series was a science-fiction drama called ''[[Shadow Star]]'', also known in Japan as ''Narutaru'', about elementary and middle-schoolers who adopt alien starfish-like creatures. It ran in ''Afternoon'' from 1998 to 2003, and was adapted into an anime series in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue419/anime.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521012139/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue419/anime.html|title=Anime Reviews|first=Tasha|last=Robinson|url-status=dead|archivedate=May 21, 2008|work=scifi.com|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref> It was among the jury-selected works of [[Japan Media Arts Festival]] 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manga Division |url=https://j-mediaarts.jp/en/division/manga/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL |language=ja}}</ref>

Kitoh released his manga series ''[[Bokurano: Ours]]'', about a group of children who participate in a real-life robot battle against alien invaders but whose victories cost their lives. It was serialized in ''[[Ikki (magazine)|Ikki]]'' magazine from 2003 to 2009 and published in 11 volumes. A one-shot spinoff, ''Bokurano Tokubetsu-hen'' was announced but not published in ''Ikki'' magazine, but rather bundled with the 11th tankōbon volume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-13/bokurano-last-volume-to-bundle-unpublished-spinoff|title=Bokurano's Last Volume to Bundle Unpublished Spinoff|author=|date=December 13, 2009|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref> It was adapted into an anime series, however the director [[Hiroyuki Morita]] made changes to the anime story with Kitoh's permission.<ref name="ann 20090625"/> In 2010, ''Bokurano'' won an Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.<ref name="ann 20101208"/>

In 2011, he designed the Septentrion invader characters in the video game ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'',<ref name="siliconera devil survivor 2"/> which was also made into an anime. Around the same time, Kitoh also served as a character designer for the animated film ''[[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]],'' in which he was responsible for the design of the [[Angels (Evangelion)|Third Angel]].

From 2009 to 2015, Kitoh worked on the manga ''Noririn'', serialized in Kodansha's ''Evening'' magazine, about a salaryman who loses his driver's license and takes up cycling along with a road racing high school girl. It ran for 11 volumes.<ref name="ann 20150308"/>

In 2015, Kitoh released ''Futago no Teikoku'', a fantasy manga which takes place in a world resembling [[Japanese occupation of China|Japanese-occupied China]] during the 1930s and concerns a girl cursed to kill anyone who touches her. So far three volumes have been written.

His most recent manga, ''Hayabusa-chan mo Tondemasu'' was released in January 2017.

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==Works==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title
! Year
! Notes
! Refs<ref name="madb"/>
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| ''[[Vendémiaire no Tsubasa]]'' 
| 1995&ndash;97 <!-- last issue was the January 1998 issue, published in November 1997-->
| Serialized in ''[[Monthly Afternoon]]''<br>2 volumes published by [[Kodansha]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234579848|script-title=ja:『ヴァンデミエールの翼（２） ＜完＞』（鬼頭莫宏）：アフタヌーンＫＣ｜講談社コミックプラス|work=Kodansha Comics | location=Japan | language=Japanese | accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Shadow Star]]''
| 1998&ndash;2003
| Serialized in ''Monthly Afternoon''<br>12 volumes published by Kodansha
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-19/dark-horse-pr|title=Dark Horse PR|author=|date=December 19, 2000|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ann 20061203"/>
|-
| {{nihongo|''Sinna 1905: Tumi-kor-ot A Record of a War''|辰奈1905 -トミコローツ戦記-|Shinna Sen Kyū Hyaku Go Tomikorōtsu Senki}}
| 1999
| Webcomic<br>1 volume published by Biblos
| 
|-
| {{nihongo|''Hallucination from the Womb''|殻都市の夢|Kaku Toshi no Yume}}
| |2003&ndash;05
| Serialized in ''[[Manga Erotics F]]''<br>1 volume published by [[Ohta Publishing|Ohta Books]]
|
|-
| ''[[Bokurano: Ours]]'' 
| 2003&ndash;09
| Serialized in ''[[Monthly Ikki]]''<br>11 volumes published by [[Shogakukan]]<br>14th Media Arts Festival Award &ndash; Manga Division Excellence Prize
| <ref name="ann 20090625">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-25/bokurano-manga-ends-in-japan-ikki-magazine|title=Bokurano Manga Ends in Japan's Ikki Magazine|author=|date=June 25, 2009|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ann 20101208">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-08/tatami-galaxy-historie-win-media-arts-awards|title=Tatami Galaxy, Historie Win Media Arts Awards|author=|date=December 8, 2010|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ann 20061203">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-12-03/bokurano-anime|title=Bokurano Anime|author=|date=December 3, 2006|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ann 20070614">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-14/bokurano-helmer-changes-story-due-to-dislike-of-manga|title=Bokurano Helmer Changes Story Due to Dislike of Manga|author=|date=June 14, 2007|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-

| {{nihongo|''The Gate to Space''|空への門|Sora e no Mon}}
| 2004
| Short story published in ''Mystery Bonita''<br>Based on a story by [[Shinichi Hoshi]]<br>Included in 1 volume published by Akita Shoten
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Kitō Mohiro Tanpenshū: Zansho''|鬼頭莫宏短編集 残暑|}}
| 2004
| Collection of works originally published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'', ''[[Weekly Shōnen Champion]]'', ''Afternoon Season Zōkan'', ''Monthly Afternoon'', ''Young Magazine GT'', ''[[Weekly Young Magazine]]'' and ''Monthly Ikki''<br>1 volume published by Shogakukan
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Mailus Exitus et Ortus''|終わりと始まりのマイルス|Owari to Hajimari no Mairusu}}
| 2006
| Serialized in ''Manga Erotics F''<br>1 volume published by Ohta Books
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Bokurano: Alternative''|ぼくらの～alternative～|Bokurano Orutanatibu}}
| 2007&ndash;08
| Light novel series (illustrations)<br>5 volumes published by Shogakukan
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Kare no Satsujin Keikaku''|彼の殺人計画||lit. "His Murder Scheme"}}
| 2008
| Short story published in ''[[Jump Square]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-03/bokurano-kitoh-to-draw-one-shot-manga-in-jump-square|title=Bokurano's Kitoh to Draw One-Shot Manga in Jump Square|author=|date=March 3, 2008|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{nihongo|''Kaze no Ō''|風の王}}
| 2009
| Short story published in ''Jump Square''
| {{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
|-
| {{nihongo|''Nanika Mochigatte Masuka''|なにかもちがってますか|}}
| 2009&ndash;15
| Serialized in ''Good! Afternoon''<br>5 volumes published by Kodansha
| 
|-
| {{nihongo|''Noririn''|のりりん|}}
| 2009&ndash;15
| Serialized in ''[[Evening (magazine)|Evening]]''<br>11 volumes published by Kodansha
| <ref name="ann 20150308">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-08/bokurano-kitoh-to-end-noririn-cycling-manga/.85760|title=Bokurano's Kitoh to End Noririn Cycling Manga|author=|date=March 8, 2015|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="ann 20090728">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-28/bokurano-kitoh-to-launch-noririn-cycling-manga|title=Bokurano's Kitoh to Launch Noririn Cycling Manga|author=|date=July 28, 2009|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{nihongo|''Futago no Teikoku''|双子の帝國|}}
| 2015&ndash;on hiatus
| Serialized in ''Monthly Comic @Bunch''<br>3 volumes published by [[Shinchosha]] 
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Hayabusa Chan mo Tondemasu''|隼ちゃんもとんでます|}}
| 2017&ndash;on hiatus
| Serialized in ''Evening''
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''Bass o Tsuru Nara''|バスを釣るなら|Basu o Tsuru Nara}}
| 2019
| Short story published in ''Evening''
|
|-
| {{nihongo|''no-boulder''|のボルダ|Noboruda}}
| 2021&ndash;24
| Serialized on the ''Kurage Bunch'' website<br>4 volumes published by Shinchosha
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-21/bokurano-mohiro-kitoh-launches-bouldering-manga-no-boulder/.174246|title=Bokurano's Mohiro Kitoh Launches Bouldering Manga no-boulder|author=|date=June 21, 2021|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=April 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-06/mohiro-kitoh-draws-final-chapter-of-no-boulder-manga/.207279|title=Mohiro Kitoh Draws Final Chapter of no-boulder Manga (Updated)|author=|date=February 6, 2024|work=Anime News Network|accessdate=April 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Anime===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Notes
! Refs<ref name="madb"/>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Devil Survivor 2: The Animation]]'' || Septentriones characters design || <ref name="siliconera devil survivor 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/03/23/devil-survivor-2-has-many-more-main-characters-than-the-last-game/|title=Devil Survivor 2 Has Many More Main Characters Than The Last Game|first=Spencer|last=Yip|date=March 23, 2011|work=Siliconera|accessdate=January 28, 2016}}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Notes
! Refs<ref name="madb"/>
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'' || Septentriones characters design || <ref name="siliconera devil survivor 2"/>
|}
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==Style==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2009}}
Kitoh's art and writing approaches are unique, with an instantly identifiable visual style and storylines that almost always lean towards the [[tragic]] spectrum and focus primarily on the vulnerability and cruelty of human beings. A recurring element throughout his works are graphic depictions of violence and sex involving children. Another characteristic of Kitoh's work is that vehicles, especially aircraft, are drawn with extremely accurate attention to detail and often figure in the plots of his stories.
Characters he draws are almost always tall, skinny, and gangly for their ages and [[gender]]s. His females, unlike those of most manga series, generally have small [[breasts]] and narrow hips. His males are rarely muscular, except under a few circumstances, usually extreme [[close-up]]s. Facial features are, usually, small and expressions subtle. Nudity is common in his works.

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==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="madb">
{{cite web
| url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/8432
| script-title=ja:著者：鬼頭莫宏
|trans-title=Author: Mohiro Kitoh
| publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] | work=Media Arts Database
| accessdate=January 27, 2016
| location=Japan | language=Japanese}}
</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://monomichi88.blog95.fc2.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Anime News Network|people|6951}} 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028012743/http://manganohi.jp/2007/09/7973.html Japanese language interview with Mohiro Kitoh]

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