Yoshitoshi ABe - Definition

Yoshitoshi ABe (安倍吉俊, Abe Yoshitoshi) is a Japanese anime graphic artist. His works have an edgy style due to, among other things, his not using a ruler while drawing as is usual for most anime-style art. He first gained fame in his work on the avant-garde anime Serial Experiments Lain. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series NieA under 7 and the storyline for Haibane Renmei.

He is a colleague and friend of Chiaki Konaka, who wrote the scripts for Serial Experiments Lain and Texhnolyze.

He usually uses the Romaji form of his name instead of the kanji, with the "B" in "ABe" capitalized.

Works

Anime

• Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
• NieA under 7 (2000)
• Haibane Renmei (2002)
• Texhnolyze (2003)

Printed works

• Doujinshi
  • Furumachi (August, 1996)
  • Shooting Star (December, 1996)
  • White Rain (July, 1997)
  • Sui-Rin (August, 1998)
  • Charcoal Feather Federation (Haibane Renmei) (December, 1998)
  • T.Prevue Version 0.9 (August, 1999)
  • Faces (December, 1999)
  • K.S.M.E (July, 2000)
  • Sketches (December, 2000)
  • NieA Under 7 - Under (August, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.1) (August, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.2) (December, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - Haibane Lifestyle Diary (August, 2002)
  • Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Extra) (December, 2002)
  • Ryuu Tai (July, 2003)
  • Not Found (December, 2003)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 1 (August, 2004)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 2 (December, 2004)
  • Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 3 (December, 2004)
  • Miscellaneous (December, 2004)

• Artbooks
  • Serial Experiments Lain - An Omnipresence in the Wired (May, 1999)
  • Essence (May, 2001) *Released in the US*
  • NieA Under 7 - Scrap (July, 2001)
  • Haibane Renmei - In the Town of Guri, in the Garden of Charcoal Feathers (December, 2003)

• Manga
  • NieA Under 7 (Vol. 1) (June, 2001)
  • NieA Under 7 (Vol. 2) (August, 2001)

• Contributions
  • Mutekei Fire - Tarame Paradise Doujins
  • Mutekei Fire - Great Pictoral Guide of Uki-Uki in the World Doujins
  • Mutekei Fire - Tokimeki Shitsumon Bako Doujins
  • Range Murata - Flat
  • Range Murata - Rule - Fa Documenta 003
  • Range Murata - Robot - Volume 01
  • Foo Swee Chin - Muzz Doujins 1-2
  • Akai Kiba - Volumes 1-4

• Cover Illustrations
  • Kami no Keifu Novels 1-3
  • Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge Novel
  • Slip Manga Collection
  • All You Need is Kill

External link

• ABe's homepage (http://homepage.mac.com/abworks/)