| Masashi Kishimoto |
Have you heard of this name?
He is the creater of the most popular comics(a.k.a. manga) in the world, which is known as 'Naruto'. If you are one of those who have great interests in Japanese comicbook industry, you would notice the name at one sight. As Naruto is made into animes, movies, games, and what not, even those who are not interested in animes might recognize him, considering they could have heard the name from their nephews, etc.
| Naruto (1999-now) |
Then, how about this name?
Well, I could imagine this could ring a bell to some people, but not to most of the people.
| Seishi Kishimoto |
He is a manga artist as well, and he is a twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto.
He made a manga called 'O-Parts Hunter'(in Japanese title, '666 Satan'), which had quite some popularity in Japan and South Korea. Although this manga has its own originallity, theme and good quality in drawing techniques, many people focuses on the fact that it is the TWIN brother of the famous artist who created this work.
| O-Parts Hunter(aka 666 Satan) |
Sadly enough, it was not a good thing for Seishi Kishimoto. One of the things he suffered was a suspected plagiarism, as his drawing style was so similar to that of his twin brother. Naruto was the one which came out first, and it became hugely popular throughout the world. Aspiring manga readers have pointed out some similarities between characters in 'Naruto' and 'O-Parts Hunter' and accused him of copying the work of his brother. This controversy has continued until some people discovered that the artists were actually twins, which might have affected the similarities. As this accusation went on, Masashi Kishimoto, his more famous brother, had to ask the fans to stop calling him 'copy-cat'
This 'O-Parts Hunter' was released from 2001-2007. A year after it ended, he started a new series called 'Blazer Drive' and published until 2011. On the other end, his brother's work 'Naruto' is still on-going.
Blazer Drive(2008-2011)
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