Miki Tori
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, also known as Micky Bird or Mickey Bird, is a Japanese manga artist
, character designer, essayist, and screenplay
writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Award
s (in 1994 for Dai-Hon'ya, and in 1998 for SF Taishō) and one Bungeishunjū Manga Award
(in 1995 for Tōku e Ikitai). His pen name
was created by mixing up the pronunciation of the kanji making up his real name. He worked as a writer on WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
.
Tori attended Meiji University
, majoring
in English literature
, though he left his studies before receiving a degree. He was a member of the rakugo
research club during his time there, and attended at the same time as owarai
, tarento
, and senpai Masayuki Watanabe.
He made his professional debut in 1979 after winning an honorable mention for his story at the 12th Shōnen Champion Rookie Manga Awards, after which he became known mainly for his gag
manga such as Kuru Kuru Kurin and Tōku e Ikitai, as well as manga featuring science fiction
elements. For many years, his manga appeared in the television guide "TV Bros."
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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...
, character designer, essayist, and screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
writer. Tori has won multiple awards for his work, including two Seiun Award
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
s (in 1994 for Dai-Hon'ya, and in 1998 for SF Taishō) and one Bungeishunjū Manga Award
Bungeishunju Manga Award
The was an annual award established in 1955 and given out by Bungeishunjū in Japan for gag, yonkoma, one-panel, and satirical manga. The award was also given out for works considered the magnum opus of manga creators....
(in 1995 for Tōku e Ikitai). His pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
was created by mixing up the pronunciation of the kanji making up his real name. He worked as a writer on WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3
is a 2001 Japanese animated science-fiction/thriller film chief directed and storyboarded by Fumihiko Takayama, directed by Takuji Endō, written by Miki Tori based on the concept by Headgear, animated by Madhouse and produced by Bandai Visual and Tohokushinsha....
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Tori attended Meiji University
Meiji University
is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....
, majoring
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, though he left his studies before receiving a degree. He was a member of the rakugo
Rakugo
is a Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on the stage, called the . Using only a paper fan and a small cloth as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story...
research club during his time there, and attended at the same time as owarai
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
, tarento
Tarento
is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...
, and senpai Masayuki Watanabe.
He made his professional debut in 1979 after winning an honorable mention for his story at the 12th Shōnen Champion Rookie Manga Awards, after which he became known mainly for his gag
Joke
A joke is a phrase or a paragraph with a humorous twist. It can be in many different forms, such as a question or short story. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices...
manga such as Kuru Kuru Kurin and Tōku e Ikitai, as well as manga featuring science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
elements. For many years, his manga appeared in the television guide "TV Bros."
Manga
- Komaken Harēshon (1979, Weekly Shōnen ChampionWeekly Shonen Championis a weekly shōnen manga magazine published by Akita Shoten.- History :Shōnen Champion was first published 15 July 1969. It has had numerous popular series by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka, Go Nagai, Shinji Mizushima, and Keisuke Itagaki...
, Akita ShotenAkita Shotenis a Japanese publishing company established on August 10, 1948 in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its main editorial target has always been teenagers , and it currently publishes mostly manga...
)- released in the tankōbonTankobon, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
Shimatta.
- released in the tankōbon
- Shimatta. (1979–1984, Jets Comics, HakusenshaHakusenshais a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.The company mainly publishes manga magazines of various genres and is involved in certain series' productions in their games, original video animation, musical and their animated TV series....
) - Bara no Susumu-sama (1980, Weekly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten)
- Runrun Company (1980–1982, Weekly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten)
- Tamanegi Parco (1981–1982, Monthly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten)
- Sukekoma-kun (1982, Young Champion, Akita Shoten)
- Rare Masters (1982–1994, Kawade Personal Comics, Kawade Shobō Shinsha)
- Yūsei kara Bishōjo X (1983, Petit Apple PiePetit Apple Pieis 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...
, Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shotenis a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
) - Kuru Kuru Kurin (1983–1984, Weekly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten)
- made into a Fuji TVFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
dramaJapanese television drama, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
series starring Sayuri Iwai, Joe ShishidoJoe Shishidois a Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill...
, Hisahiro Ogura, and Narimi ArimoriNarimi ArimoriNarimi Arimori is a Japanese actress.-External links:**...
- made into a Fuji TV
- Torimikin!! (1983–1984, Jets Comics, Hakusensha)
- Yoshida-san Kiki Ippatsu (1983–1986, Super Action, FutabashaFutabashais a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.-List of magazines published by Futabasha:*Bravo Ski*Comic Seed!*Futabasha Web Magazine*Manga Action ZERO*Tōji Rō*Getter Robot Saga...
- Tokimeki Brain (1984, Monthly Shōnen Champion, Akita Shoten)
- released in the tankōbon Uratori
- Uratori (1984–1986, CBS/Sony Comics, CBS/Sony Shuppan)
- Poritan (1985, Monthly Comi Comi, Hakusensha)
- Ai no Sakaagari (1985–1986, Heiban Punch, Magazine House)
- Damatte Ore no Tsuite Koi (1985–1986, Seirindō)
- A Heebie Jeebie (1986–1987, Monthly Comi Comi, Hakusensha)
- Sharibari (1987, Super Action, Futabasha)
- Anywhere But Here (1988–2003, TV Bros., Tokyo News Tsūshinsha, released in tankōbon by Kawade Shobō Shinsha, published in North America by Fantagraphics BooksFantagraphics BooksFantagraphics Books is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, magazines, graphic novels, and the adult-oriented Eros Comix imprint...
) - Tori no Ichi (1987–1989, Seirindō)
- Yama no Oto (1988, SF MagazineSF MagazineSF Magazine is a science fiction magazine in Japan. It began publication with the February 1960 issue, which appeared in bookshops at the end of 1959. It was Japan’s first successful prozine.-History:...
, Hayakawa Shobō) - Terrible Shōnendan (1989, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, ShogakukanShogakukanis a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
) - Tori Miki no Kinekomika (1989–1992, Sony Magazines)
- Tori Miki no Mō Anshin (1989–1993, Seirindō)
- Kenka no Ichizoku (1990–1993, Tokuma Shoten)
- Dai-Hon'ya (created by Kansei Takita, 1992–1993, ASCII Comics, ASCII ShuppanshaASCII (company)was a publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. It became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004, and merged with another Kadokawa subsidiary MediaWorks on April 1, 2008, and became ASCII Media Works. The company published Monthly ASCII as the main publication...
) - Tori Miki no Jiken no Chiheisen (1993–1997, Chikuma Shobō)
- Tomason no Wana (1994–1995, Comic'○○, BungeishunjuBungeishunju, established in 1923, is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine Bungeishunjū. It also grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as the annual Naoki Prize for popular novelists. It also grants the annual...
) - SF Taishō (1994–1996, SF Magazine, Hayakawa Shobō)
- Man'en Gannen no Rugby (created by Yasutaka TsutsuiYasutaka Tsutsuiis a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. Along with Shinichi Hoshi and Sakyo Komatsu, he is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Japan. His Yumenokizaka bunkiten won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari...
, 1995, Jitsugyō no Nihonsha) - Hitotachi (1995, Manga Share da!!, Bunkasha)
- Shakujin Densetsu (1995-current, Comic Bingo, Bungeishunju)
- Doyō Waide Satsujin Jiken (co-authored with Masami YukiMasami Yuki, real name Shūji Satō , is a manga artist.Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear...
, 1996–1997, Weekly Shōnen Captain, Tokuma Shoten) - "Gyōdai Chōdai" (1998–1999, Bunkasha)
- Bōchōsuru Jiken (2002, Chikuma Shobō)
- The Last Book Man (co-authored with Kansei Takita, 2002, Hayakawa Shobō)
- Excite na Jiken (co-authored with Gō Ōhinata, 2004, Akita Shoten)
- Reishoku Sōsakan (2008-current, Weekly MorningWeekly Morningis a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha, aimed at adult men. It debuted in 1982 as and is also known as simply .- Series running every week :- Series running every other week :...
, KodanshaKodansha, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
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Non-manga books
- Tori no Me Hito no Me (1989, Chikuma Shobō, essays)
- Fukikae Eiga Daijiten (co-authored with the , 1995, San-Ichi Shobo)
- Mangaka no Himitsu: Tori Miki & Ninki Sakka Kyūnin no Honne Talk (1997, Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shotenis a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
)- The nine include 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...
, Masami YukiMasami Yuki, real name Shūji Satō , is a manga artist.Yuki graduated from Kutchan High School. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear...
, Sensha Yoshida, Noriko Nagano, Hideo AzumaHideo Azumais a Japanese manga artist born on February 6, 1950 in Urahoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine Manga Ō...
, Kotobuki ShiriagariKotobuki Shiriagariis a Japanese manga artist and actor from Shizuoka, Japan, known for dark humor and his social criticism. In early 1981, after graduating from Tama Art University, he began to work in the field of advertising as an illustrator at Kirin Brewery Company. He maintained his regular day job along with...
, Hisashi EguchiHisashi Eguchiis a Japanese manga artist. He made his professional manga debut with Susume!! Pirates in the manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1977. Other notable works include Stop! Hibari-kun and, more recently, the gag series Charamono. Eguchi married Japanese idol Mizutani Mari in 1990.-External links:...
, Naoki Karasawa, and Mitsue AokiMitsue Aokiis a Japanese manga artist best known for the series which was adapted into a 12 episodes anime series by the studio Gainax.-Works: artist is a Japanese manga artist best known for the series which was adapted into a 12 episodes anime series by the studio Gainax.-Works: (1993 Leed...
- The nine include Go Nagai
- Tori Miki no Eiga Fukikae-Ō (2004, Yosensha)
Television
- Tsuru-chan no Omoikkiri Poko Poko (1986, TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, regular appearances on the "Itaibanashi" segment derived from Ai no Sakaagari)
Awards
- 1979: Honorable Mention, Akita ShotenAkita Shotenis a Japanese publishing company established on August 10, 1948 in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its main editorial target has always been teenagers , and it currently publishes mostly manga...
12th Shōnen Champion Rookie Manga Awards for My Alien - 1993: Winner, 1st Ankoku Seiun Awards for
- 1994: Winner (Comics category), 25th Seiun AwardSeiun AwardThe is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
s for Dai-Hon'ya - 1995: Winner, 41st Bungeishunjū Manga AwardBungeishunju Manga AwardThe was an annual award established in 1955 and given out by Bungeishunjū in Japan for gag, yonkoma, one-panel, and satirical manga. The award was also given out for works considered the magnum opus of manga creators....
s for Tōku e Ikitai - 1998: Winner (Comics category), 29th Seiun Awards for SF Taishō
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