Yukito Kishiro

Yukito Kishiro (木城 ゆきと) is a Japanese manga artist born in Tokyo in 1967 and raised in Chiba. As a teenager he was influenced by the mecha anime Armored Trooper Votoms and Mobile Suit Gundam, in particular the designs of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, as well as the works of manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. He began his career at age 17, with his debut manga, Space Oddity, in the Weekly Shonen Sunday. He is best known for the cyberpunk series Battle Angel Alita.

Works

 * Hito (1997), a collection of short stories:
 * "Space Oddity" (気怪)
 * "The Planet of Depths" (怪洋星)
 * "Fly" (飛人)
 * "The Great Machine" (大・摩神)
 * "Junks: The Space Rovers" (宇宙海賊少年団)
 * "Future Tokyo Headman" (未来東京HEADMAN)


 * Battle Angel Alita series:
 * 1) Battle Angel Alita (銃夢)
 * 2) Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night & Other Stories (銃夢外伝)
 * 3) Battle Angel Alita: Last Order (銃夢Last Order)
 * 4) Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle (銃夢火星戦記)


 * Ashen Victor (灰者)
 * Aqua Knight (水中騎士)
 * Mukai: World of Mist (霧界)

Adaptations

 * Battle Angel (1993), original video animation directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, based on the manga Battle Angel Alita
 * Alita: Battle Angel (2019), film directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on the manga Battle Angel Alita