Naoki Yamamoto (manga artist)

Naoki Yamamoto (山本直樹, Yamamoto Naoki) is a Japanese manga artist. In his early years, he also used pen names Tō Moriyama (森山塔, Moriyama Tō) and Mori Tōyama (塔山森, Tōyama Mori) for his earlier adult-oriented works.^[1] He was born in Matsumae District, Fukushima, Hokkaido and graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature.

Bibliography edit

(Manga works as Tou Moriyama not listed)

(1984) Hora Konna ni Akaku Natteru
(1986) Makasensasei!
(1986) Happa 64 (はっぱ64)
(1987) Kiwamete Kamoshida
(1988) Gomen ne B-Boy
(1989) Asatte Dance (あさってDance); English translation: Dance till Tomorrow (1999)
(1990) Blue
(1992) Bokura wa minna ikite iru
(1992) Young & Fine
(1992) Flakes (フレイクス)
(1993) Yume de aimashou
(1993) Kamoshida-kun Fight!
(1994) Kimi to itsu made mo
(1994) Koke Dish
(1994) Summer Memories

Cover of Arigatō, vol 1.

(1994) Arigatō (ありがとう, lit. "Thank You") is a four volume manga by Yamamoto appearing in Weekly Big Comic Spirits and published by Shogakukan. It was adapted into a live-action film directed by Masaaki Odagiri in 1996.^[2] Arigatō is a story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong.^[3]
(1997) Fragments
(1999) Believers (ビリーバーズ)
(2000) Terebi Bakari Miteruto Baka ni Naru (テレビばかり見てると馬鹿になる, Watching Fuckin' TV All Time Makes a Fool)
(2002) Anju no Chi
(2005) Aozora
(2007) Red, won the Japanese government's Japan Media Arts Festival manga award for 2010

Contributed works edit

Angelium (OVA): Color Checking
Dark (OVA): Finishing Supervision
Hooligan (OVA) : Finishing
Sousei no Aquarion (TV) : Digital Paint (ep 6)

Under the name Tō Moriyama edit

Cream Lemon (くりいむレモン) (OVA)
- "Tō Moriyama Special I: Five Hour Venus"
- "Tō Moriyama Special II: Afterschool XXX"
- "Tō Moriyama Best Hit: It May Be So"
Body Jack Tanoshii Yūtai Ridatsu (ボディジャック楽しい幽体離脱) (OVA)