Kosuke Fujishima - Definition and Overview

Kosuke Fujishima (藤島 康介 Fujishima Kōsuke) (born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist.

Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa (江川 達也 Egawa Tatsuya) in the production of the Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began his first original manga series You're Under Arrest (逮捕しちゃうぞ). His second manga series Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ), also translated as Ah! My Goddess, is extremely popular and has made Fujishima a household name in Japan.

He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this.

Works

• You're Under Arrest (逮捕しちゃうぞ) manga -- author/illustrator -- 1986-1992
• Oh My Goddess! (ああっ女神さまっ) manga -- author/illustrator -- 1988-
• Sakura Wars Game and anime character designer
• eX-Driver (éX-D) anime -- character designs and settings -- 2000
• Tales of Symphonia Videogame -- character designs.
• Tales of Phantasia Videogame -- character designs.