Shirow Miwa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga artist
and illustrator
. He is best known as the writer and artist for the Dogs manga series, but has also contributed illustrations to various tribute books, and magazines, including Square Enix
's Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Miwa sometimes publishes under the circle name of m.m.m. + Gee he is also official member of Doujin Band Supercell
as Illustrator and Designer
.
in 1999, and was followed by his first solo series, Dogs, which was serialized from 2000 to 2001. The sequel, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, began serialization in 2005. In August 2008, the Dogs prequel and sequel were announced to have been licensed by Viz Media
; Dogs was subsequently released in April 2009 as Dogs, Volume 0: Prelude using the Bullets & Carnage logo.
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...
and illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
. He is best known as the writer and artist for the Dogs manga series, but has also contributed illustrations to various tribute books, and magazines, including Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
's Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Miwa sometimes publishes under the circle name of m.m.m. + Gee he is also official member of Doujin Band Supercell
Supercell (band)
Supercell is a Japanese 11-member music group led by composer and lyricist Ryo which formed in 2007 as a dōjin music group. Supercell started out by making use of the Hatsune Miku singing synthesizer to produce vocals for songs submitted to the Nico Nico Douga video sharing website...
as Illustrator and Designer
.
Works
Shirow's debut manga, Black Mind, a short series created in collaboration with Darai Kusanagi, was serialized in Ultra JumpUltra Jump
is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of Weekly Young Jump which first issued in 1995. On October 19 of 1999, the special issue became the new monthly publication Ultra Jump...
in 1999, and was followed by his first solo series, Dogs, which was serialized from 2000 to 2001. The sequel, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, began serialization in 2005. In August 2008, the Dogs prequel and sequel were announced to have been licensed by Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
; Dogs was subsequently released in April 2009 as Dogs, Volume 0: Prelude using the Bullets & Carnage logo.