(W) Kazuhiko Torishima (A) Takanaka
Shimotsuki
Kazuhiko Torishima is the sixth
editor-in-chief of Japan's biggest manga magazine, Weekly Shonen
Jump! He is one of Japan's leading editors, having discovered and
nurtured great manga artists such as Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball,
Masakazu Katsura of Video Girl Ai, and Koji Inada of Dragon Quest:
The Adventure of Dai, and further transforming the manga business
by expanding the crossover of manga, anime, and video
games.
"Dr. Mashirito" is a scientist
who was modeled after Kazuhiko Torishima by Akira Toriyama in Dr.
Slump, and the character later became Kazuhiko Torishima's nickname
in real life, too. This book is the only place to discover Kazuhiko
Torishima's "Torishima Method," an approach to making comics that
will give you the mindset needed to become a manga
artist!
