Ken Ishikawa
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was a Japanese
manga artist
. He is renowned as the co-creator with Go Nagai
, of the Getter Robo
anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Go Nagai, he considered Ken Ishikawa his greatest friend and ally.
.
After Ishikawa's death, illustrator Naoto Sushima released the manga Getter Robo Hien: The Earth Suicide
, which was based on drafts and notes Ishikawa had written before his death, in 2007.
, chief editor of the Getter Robo Saga compilation cited Ken Ishikawa as an influence when he worked on the series composition of the anime show, Gurren Lagann. He also calls himself Ken Ishikawa's number one fan.
An adaptation of Ishikawa's manga Gokudō Heiki was filmed as Yakuza Weapon
in 2011. The film is dedicated to Ishikawa.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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...
. He is renowned as the co-creator with Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
, of the Getter Robo
Getter Robo
is a Super Robot manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974 to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes.- Plot :...
anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Go Nagai, he considered Ken Ishikawa his greatest friend and ally.
Death
Ken Ishikawa collapsed at a dinner banquet, after a day of golf, and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead according to his mentor, Go NagaiGo Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
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After Ishikawa's death, illustrator Naoto Sushima released the manga Getter Robo Hien: The Earth Suicide
Getter Robo Hien: The Earth Suicide
is a Japanese manga created by Naoto Tsushima based on Ken Ishikawa's draft and notes after his death. It was a monthly serialized super robot manga continuing the Getter Robo mythos by way of the titular Getter Robo Hien...
, which was based on drafts and notes Ishikawa had written before his death, in 2007.
Influences
Kazuki NakashimaKazuki Nakashima
is a Japanese playwright and anime writer. He has written scripts for Re: Cutie Honey, Gurren Lagann and Oh! Edo Rocket. He was also responsible for the series composition of Gurren Lagann and he wrote the play that was the basis for the anime Oh! Edo Rocket...
, chief editor of the Getter Robo Saga compilation cited Ken Ishikawa as an influence when he worked on the series composition of the anime show, Gurren Lagann. He also calls himself Ken Ishikawa's number one fan.
An adaptation of Ishikawa's manga Gokudō Heiki was filmed as Yakuza Weapon
Yakuza Weapon
is a 2011 Japanese film directed and written by Tak Sakaguchi and Yūdai Yamaguchi. Based on the manga by Ken Ishikawa, the film is about Shozo Iwaki who works as a mercenary in South America. Iwaki is informed of the death of his gang boss dad and discovers his former Yakuza henchman is involved...
in 2011. The film is dedicated to Ishikawa.
Anime
- Getter Robo SeriesGetter Robois a Super Robot manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974 to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes.- Plot :...
(original manga) (1974) - Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo (original idea) (1975)
- Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G - Kuuchuu Dai-Gekitotsu (original idea) (1975)
- Robby the RascalRobby the Rascal, known in the United States as Robby the Rascal, is a 39-episode anime television series created by Ken Ishikawa and produced by Go Nagai's Dynamic Productions and the Knack animation studio. The series aired on TV Tokyo in Japan from October 1982 to June 1983...
(Cybot Robotchi) (original idea) (TV series, 1982-83; U.S.-released compilation film, 1985) - Demon Beast Warfront, Beast Fighter(original manga) (1990)
- Getter Robo GoGetter Robo Goor Getter Robo Go, also known as Venger Robo or Venger Robot Go outside of Japan, is a Japanese mecha anime and manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa....
(original manga) (1992) - Dragon Slayer series (chara-designer)(1992)
- Getter Robo: Armageddon (original manga) (1998)
- Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (original manga) (2000)
- Beast Fighter, THE APOCALYPSE (original manga) (2003)
- Nihility Chronicles, Miroku (original manga)
- New Getter RoboNew Getter Robois an anime original video animation co-produced by Dynamic Planning and Bandai Visual. The series is a re-imagining of the 1970s manga Getter Robo, created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, that incorporates aspects of Japanese mythology like the Oni and Abe no Seimei.- Plot :An alternate retelling of...
(original manga) (2004)
Manga
- Getter Robo Saga (with Go NagaiGo Nagai, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
)- Getter RoboGetter Robois a Super Robot manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974 to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes.- Plot :...
(Includes Getter Robo G saga) (5 vol) (1972)
the first manga of Getter covers both the Getter and Getter G stories - Getter Robo GoGetter Robo Goor Getter Robo Go, also known as Venger Robo or Venger Robot Go outside of Japan, is a Japanese mecha anime and manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa....
(7 vol) (1990) - Shin Getter RoboShin Getter RoboShin Getter Robo is a fictional mecha from Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa's Getter Robo universe. It first appeared in the last volume of the Getter Robo Go manga, then made famous by the Super Robot Wars series of video games...
(2 vol) (1997) - Getter Robo Āḥ (3 vol, uncompleted) (2002)
- Getter Robot Hien ~THE EARTH SUICIDE~ (original idea) (3 vol, completed) (2007-2008)
- Getter Robo
- Kyomu Senki (Records of Nothingness)
- Kyomu Senshi MIROKU (6 vol) (1988-1990)
- Shiragikimon
- Ninpō Hannouji Kashinkoji Yōjutsu
- 5000 Kōnen no Tora
- Dogra Senki
- Jigen Seibutsuki Dogra
- Jakiō Bakuretsu
- Skull Killer Jakiō (2 vol) (1990)
- Cutey Honey (1 vol) (1973 manga adaptation that ran in Bouken Oh)
- Ultraman TaroUltraman Tarois the 6th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, this series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973 to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes....
(? vol) (1973 manga adaptation that ran in Shonen SundayShonen Sunday, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
) - Majū Sensen (3 vol) (1975)
- Seimaden (Saint Devil) (vol?) (1977)
- Battle HawkBattle Hawkis a Japanese tokusatsu television series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa in 1976. It was originally aired on Mondays, from 19:30 to 20:00 in Tokyo Channel 12 between October 1976 to March 1977...
(with Go Nagai) (? vol) (1978) - Machine Saurer (seulement les 6 premiers mois) (1978)
- Makai TenshōMakai Tenshois a novel by Futaro Yamada.It is a tale of historical fiction in which Mori Sōiken resurrects other dead historical figures to overthrow the Shogunate. Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi rises to fight Amakusa and his warriors of the dead...
(?vol (1986) - Heaven and Earth (? vol) (1987)
- Seiten Taisen Freeder Bag (2 Vol) (1990)
- Garō Densetsu (? vol) (1994)
- Samurai Spirits (1 vol) (1995)
- MAGA (? vol) (2000)
- Eurasia 1274 (? vol) (2001)
- Super Robot WarsSuper Robot Warsis a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Banpresto, which is now a Japanese division of Namco Bandai. The main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to...
(? vol) (2002) - Shinsetsu Majū Sensen (4 vol) (2004)
- Musashi~Isetsu Kengō Denki~ (? vol) (2005-2006)
- Aztekaiser (with Go Nagai) (2 vol) (date?)
- Bakumatsuden (3 vol) (date?)
- Dynamic Superobot (with Go Nagai) (? vol) (date?)
- Godzilla (? vol) (date?)
- Momotaro Jigokuken (1 vol) (date?)
- Makuh Hakken Den (? vol) (date?)
- Southern Cross Kid (4 vol) (date?)
- Tsu Ku Mo Ranzo' (1 vol) (date?)