Naoki Yamamoto (manga artist)

Naoki Yamamoto (山本 直樹, Yamamoto Naoki) is a Japanese manga artist. In his early years, he also used pen names Tō Moriyama (森山 塔, Moriyama Tō) and Mori Tōyama (塔山 森, Tōyama Mori) for his earlier adult-oriented works. He was born in Matsumae District, Fukushima, Hokkaido and graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature.

Bibliography

(Manga works as Tou Moriyama not listed)

• (1984) Hora Konna ni Akaku Natteru
• (1986) Makasensasei!
• (1986) Happa 64 (はっぱ64)
• (1987) Kiwamete Kamoshida
• (1988) Gomen ne B-Boy
• (1989) Asatte Dance (あさってDance); English translation: Dance till Tomorrow (1999)
• (1990) Blue
• (1992) Bokura wa minna ikite iru
• (1992) Young & Fine
• (1992) Flakes (フレイクス)
• (1993) Yume de aimashou
• (1993) Kamoshida-kun Fight!
• (1994) Kimi to itsu made mo
• (1994) Koke Dish
• (1994) Summer Memories

Cover of Arigatō, vol 1.

• (1994) Arigatō (ありがとう, lit. "Thank You") is a four volume manga by Yamamoto appearing in Weekly Big Comic Spirits and published by Shogakukan. It was adapted into a live-action film directed by Masaaki Odagiri in 1996. Arigatō is a story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong.
• (1997) Fragments
• (1999) Believers (ビリーバーズ)
• (2000) Terebi Bakari Miteruto Baka ni Naru (テレビばかり見てると馬鹿になる, Watching Fuckin' TV All Time Makes a Fool)
• (2002) Anju no Chi
• (2005) Aozora
• (2007) Red, won the Japanese government's Japan Media Arts Festival manga award for 2010

Contributed works

• Angelium (OVA): Color Checking
• Dark (OVA): Finishing Supervision
• Hooligan (OVA) : Finishing
• Sousei no Aquarion (TV) : Digital Paint (ep 6)

Under the name Tō Moriyama

• Cream Lemon (くりいむレモン) (OVA)
  • "Tō Moriyama Special I: Five Hour Venus"
  • "Tō Moriyama Special II: Afterschool XXX"
  • "Tō Moriyama Best Hit: It May Be So"
• Body Jack Tanoshii Yūtai Ridatsu (ボディジャック 楽しい幽体離脱) (OVA)

External links

• Naoki Yamamoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Naoki Yamamoto at IMDb