Motofumi Kobayashi

Motofumi Kobayashi (小林 源文, Kobayashi Motofumi, born January 28, 1951 in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. His works include military comics such as Panzergrenadier (装ç"²æ"²å¼¾å…µ), Warrior in Flames -Jochen Peiper (炎の騎士　ヨーヘン・ãƒ'イãƒ'ー戦記) & Unternehmen Blau (ブラウ作戦).

Works

Works about WWII:

• The black knight story (é»'騎士物語), 1985
• Panzer Vor! (ãƒ'ンツァーフォー！), 1986
• Panzergrenadier (装ç"²æ"²å¼¾å…µ), 1987
• Panzer krieg (ãƒ'ンツァークリーク), 1988
• Death of the steel (鋼鉄の死神), 1989 - The biography of Michael Wittmann.
• Warrior in Flames -Jochen Peiper (炎の騎士　ヨーヘン・ãƒ'イãƒ'ー戦記), 1990 - The biography of Jochen Peiper.
• Kampfgruppe Zbv (カンプグルッペZbv), 1993
• Happy tiger (ハッãƒ"ータイガー), 1993
• Japanisch Frw. Bataillon der Waffen SS (東亜総統特務隊), 1995. - 'Japanese foreign legion of the Waffen-SS.' It's a comedy.
• Unternehmen Barbarossa (バルバロッサ作戦), 2001. - Operation Barbarossa
• Unternehmen Taifun (タイフーン作戦), 2002. - Operation Typhoon
• Unternehmen Blau (ブラウ作戦), 2003. - Operation Blue
• Unternehmen Zitadelle (ツィタデル作戦), 2005. - Operation Zitadelle
• Deutschland Afrika Korps (アフリカ軍団), 2006. - Afrika Korps and the biography of Erwin Rommel.
• Samland 1945 (ザームラント1945), 2007. - Battle of Sambia.

Works about Vietnam War:

• Apocalypse Meow (Cat Shit One/キャットシットワン), 1998
• Vietnam war (ヴェトナムウォー), 1999

Alternate history:

• Battle over Hokkaidō (バトルオーバー北海é"), 1989 - This is the story that JSDF fights against the Soviet army in Hokkaidō.
• Raid on Tokyo/Tokyo wars (トウキョウウォーズ), 1991 - This is the story that JSDF fights against the Soviet army in Tokyo and Niigata.
• Korean war II (第2次朝鮮戦争 ユギオII), 1996
• Samurai soldier (サムライ・ソルジャー), 1999
• Omega 7 (オメガ7), 2002
• Omega J (オメガJ), 2003

Science fiction:

• Gatse (ワンマン・アーミー　ゲイツ), 1987
• The Time troopers (タイム・トルーãƒ'ー), 1989
• HYDT (士官候補ç"Ÿãƒã‚¤ãƒˆ), 1989

American comic books:

• Psychonauts (with writer Alan Grant, 4-issue mini series, Epic Comics, 1993â€"1994)

Video games:

• Accele Brid (Character Designer)

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)