is a Japanese character designer and manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

. Fujiwara's father was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army

Imperial Japanese Army

-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...

 during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. He excelled in mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

 and computer science

Computer science

Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

 when in grade school. He graduated from the Kuwasawa Design School, which is attached to Tokyo Zokei University

Tokyo Zokei University

is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese female art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa . It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studio arts....

. Fujiwara won an honorable mention in 1979 for his debut manga titled Itsu mo no Asa ni in the 18th Tezuka Award

Tezuka Award

The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha , under the auspices of its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It awards new comic artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, awards new comic artists in the Comedic Manga category...

, along with Toshio Nobe

Toshio Nobe

is a Japanese manga artist.He graduated from Wako University in Machida, Tokyo. In 1979, Nobe won an honorable mention in the 18th Tezuka Award for his story Hana to Arashi ga Iku. Others who won an award at the same time include Tsukasa Hojo and Kamui Fujiwara. Nobe's works tend to be longer, and...

 (also an honorable mention) and Tsukasa Hojo

Tsukasa Hojo

is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart....

, who won the top prize awarded. He was heavily influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. Otomo has also directed several live-action films, such as the 2006 feature film adaptation of the manga Mushishi.-Biography:Katsuhiro Otomo was...

, and a defining feature of his work is the fine attention to detail. His nom de plume "Kamui" has its origins in the name of the Ainu

Ainu people

The , also called Aynu, Aino , and in historical texts Ezo , are indigenous people or groups in Japan and Russia. Historically they spoke the Ainu language and related varieties and lived in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin...

 god of creation, Kamuy, and he has used it since high school. He has had stories published in the manga anthology series Petit Apple Pie

Petit Apple Pie

is an 18-volume bishōjo lolicon manga anthology series published by Animage Comics from November 10, 1982 to March 10, 1987. The first volume was released under the name , before the series was renamed to Petit Apple Pie with the original title as a subtitle.The series primarily featured works from...

.

Games (as character designer)

• Bōken Shōnen Kurabu ga Hou
  Boken Shonen
  is a manga series of short stories by Mitsuru Adachi which appeared about once a year in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original between 1998 and 2006. The title translates to "Adventure Boys." All seven stories deal with grown men, each dealing with some aspect of his past. Some of the stories have slight...
  
  
• Grandia Xtreme
  Grandia Xtreme
  is a console role-playing game developed by Game Arts and published by Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console. Released in both Japan and North America in 2002, the game is a side story in the Grandia series.-Gameplay:...
  
  
• World Neverland
• Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Odanobunaga
• Gēmu Nihonshi Tenkabito: Hidekichi to Ieyasu
• Terranigma
  Terranigma
  Terranigma, known as in Japan, is a 1995 action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet. It was published by Enix in Japan before Nintendo localized the game and released an English version in Europe and Australia. The game was never officially released...
  
  
• 46 Okunen Monogatari
  E.V.O.: Search for Eden
  E.V.O.: Search for Eden, originally released in Japan as , is a side-scrolling action role-playing video game developed by Almanic Corporation and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1992 for Japanese audiences, the game was later translated and released in...
  
  

Manga

• Buyo Buyo
• "Chameko" (published in Manga Burikko
  Manga Burikko
  was a lolicon hentai manga magazine published by Serufu Shuppan from 1982 to 1985 in Japan. The magazine was launched as a competitor to Lemon People, but it only lasted three years. The manga in the magazine were generally bishōjo and lolita manga which were mostly science fiction, parody, shōjo...
  
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• Chocolate Panic
• Clip
• Color Mail
• Deja Vu
• Dragon Quest: Warriors of Eden
  Dragon Warrior VII
  Dragon Warrior VII, known in Japan as is a Japanese console role-playing game developed by Heartbeat and ArtePiazza, and published by Enix for the PlayStation in...
  
  
• Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto
  • Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto Returns
  • Dragon Quest Retsuden: Emblem of Roto: Monshō o Tsugumono-tachi e
• Drop
• Fukugami Chōkidan
• H₂O (published in Manga Burikko)
• Hot Ai-Q
• Hyōi
• Kanata e
• Kenrō Densetsu: Kerberos Panzer Cops (written by Mamoru Oshii
  Mamoru Oshii
  Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2...
  
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• Oine (published in Manga Burikko, originally created by Kentarō Takekuma
  Kentaro Takekuma
  is a manga artist.He is one of the authors of Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga. He is also the story writer of Super Mario Adventures.-External links:*...
  
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• Raika (originally created by Yū Terashima
  Yu Terashima
  is a Japanese manga artist. After working in the Toho marketing department for a while, he made his manga debut by winning the 1st Shōnen Jump Original Manga Work Contest in 1978.-Works:*Amaban! Kochira "Amagasa Bangumi Seisakubu"...
  
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• Saiyūki
• Shifuku Sennen
• Sōseiki
• St. Michaela Gakuen Hyōryūki (created by Ei Takatori)
• Teito Monogatari
  Teito Monogatari
  is a massive Japanese historical fantasy epic written by Hiroshi Aramata.-Overview:The story is a retelling of the history of Edo from an occultist perspective. The premise is based on the idea that the curse of Taira no Masakado greatly influenced the city's history from its inception to the...
  
  
• Ultra Q
• Yūtopia

External links

Kamui's Note (official site)