Izumi Takemoto

Japanese illustrator
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroJapanese illustrator
PlacesJapan
isComics artist Mangaka
Work fieldHumor
Gender
Male
Birth19 January 1959, Saitama Prefecture
Age65 years
The details

Biography

Izumi Takemoto (竹本 泉, Takemoto Izumi, born January 19, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan, a native of Saitama.) is a Japanese manga artist. He attended Nihon University and majored in business. His first experience with science fiction was through the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the majority of his works reflect this SF influence. He is also a cat lover, and while cats frequently appear in his works, he had never owned a cat until 2003. He used his first experiences with his cat when he wrote Aru Hi no Zwei.
He is less well-known outside Japan, but that is slowly changing as more and more manga is exported from Japan, even though none of his works have been picked up for publication in North America or Europe as of April 2009.
His artwork has a distinctive, soft style, and it stands out among that of his contemporaries in Japan. He is one of the few manga artists to publish in three of the four major mainstream manga markets in Japan: shōjo, shōnen, and seinen manga. Takemoto was the character designer for several computer and console games as well.

Works

Currently Being Published

Games

  • Click no Hi (PlayStation / Windows)
    クリックのひ(PlayStation·Windows)
  • Daina♥Islan (Sega Saturn / Windows)
    だいな♥あいらん(セガサターン·Windows)
  • Daina♥Islan Yokokuhen (Sega Saturn)
    だいな♥あいらん 予告編(セガサターン)
  • Para PAR∀ Paradise (FM-Towns / Windows)
    ぱらPΑR∀パラダイス(FM-TOWNS·Windows)
  • Rupupu Cube Lup Salad (PlayStation)
    るぷぷキューブ ルプ★さらだ(PlayStation)
  • Rupupu Cube Lup Salad DS (Nintendo DS)
    るぷぷキューブ ルプ★さらだDS(Nintendo DS)
  • Tekipaki Workin'♥Love (PC-Engine)
    てきぱきワーキン♥ラブ(PC-Engine)
  • Tekipaki Workin'♥Love FX (PC-FX)
    てきぱきワーキン♥ラブFX (PC-FX)
  • Twin Qix (Arcade Game)
    ついんくいっくす(アーケードゲーム)
  • Yumimi Mix (Mega CD / FM-Towns)
    ゆみみみっくす(メガCD·FM-TOWNS)
  • Yumimi Mix / Daina♥Islan Yokokuhen (Windows)
    ゆみみみっくす·だいな♥あいらん 予告編(Windows)
  • Yumimi Mix Remix (Sega Saturn / Windows)
    ゆみみみっくすREMIX(セガサターン·Windows)

CD

  • Daina♥Islan SoundTrack
    だいな♥あいらん音径
  • Otoban Hatarakimono (cheap edition exist)
    音盤はたらきもの(廉価版あり)
  • Otoban Neko Me-waku (cheap edition exist)
    音盤ねこめ〜わく(廉価版あり)
  • Otoban Lup Salad
    音盤ルプ★さらだ
  • Teke Teke My Heart
    てけてけマイハート
  • Uja Uja Paradise
    うじゃうじゃパラダイス

Tankōbon

  • Aoi-chan Panic!
    あおいちゃんパニック!
  • Apple Paradise
    アップルパラダイス
  • Aru Hi no Zwei
    ある日のツヴァイ
  • Anmitsu-hime
    あんみつ姫
  • Babaroa Ehon
    ばばろあえほん
  • Chimari Ma Waltz
    ちまりまわるつ
  • Chotto Commercial
    ちょっとコマーシャル
  • Hajimerudo Monogatari
    ハジメルド物語
  • Hajimerudo Monogatari (Enterbrain Edition)
    ハジメルド物語(エンターブレイン版)
  • Hatarakimono
    はたらきもの
  • Himawari Enogu
    ひまわりえのぐ
  • Ichigo Times
    苺タイムス
  • Kawaii ya
    かわいいや
  • Lup★Salad
    ルプ★さらだ
  • MAGI×ES
    MAGI×ES(マギエス)
  • Mahoutsukai-san Oshizuka ni!
    魔法使いさんおしずかに!
  • Mukimono 67%
    むきもの67%
  • Neko Me-waku
    ねこめ〜わく
  • Nijiiro Bakuhatsu Musume♥
    虹色♪爆発娘♥
  • Otome Atlas
    乙女アトラス
  • Piko Piko no Kira Kira
    ぴこぴこのきらきら
  • Pineapple Mitai♥
    パイナップルみたい♥
  • Sakura no Kiwa
    さくらの境
  • Sayori na Parallel
    さよりなパラレル
  • Se-fukumono
    せ〜ふくもの
  • Shima Shima Youbi
    しましま曜日
  • Takemoto Izumi no Iroiro-Book
    竹本泉のいろいろぶっく
  • Teke Teke My Heart
    てけてけマイハート
  • Tekipaki Workin'♥Love
    てきぱきワーキン♥ラブ
  • Transistor ni Venus
    トランジスタにヴィーナス
  • Twinkle Star Nonnonzie
    トゥインクルスター のんのんじー
  • Twinkle Star Nonnonzie EX
    トゥインクルスター のんのんじー EX
  • Usagi Paradise
    うさぎパラダイス
  • Variety Mornin
    バラエティも〜にん
  • Yononaka na Mahou
    世の中なまほう
  • Yomikiri♥mono
    よみきり♥もの
  • Yomikiri_monono... Warai No Sonozono
    よみきりものの... わらいの園々
  • Yomikiri_monono... Kooni Life
    よみきりものの... コオニライフ
  • Yomikiri_monono... Hito Life
    よみきりものの... ヒトライフ
  • Yomikiri_monono... Yawarakakute Gu
    よみきりものの... やわらかくて グ
  • Yumemiru July Cat
    夢みる7月猫(ジュライキャット)

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