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"JoJo involves drawing a ton of different backgrounds and objects. It's much more varied than other manga, and because of that I drew everything from bicycles to submarines."
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—Kei Sanbe[2]
Kei Sanbe (三 部敬, Sanbe Kei) is a Japanese manga artist. Born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, he is notably recognized as the creator of the Erased series.
Sanbe was one of Hirohiko Araki's chief assistants from Stardust Crusaders to Vento Aureo. He joined Lucky Land Communications immediately after graduating from a vocational school during Battle Tendency's serialization.[2]
Works
- Black Road (ブラックロッド) (1997)
- Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō (菜々子さん的な日常)[3] (2000-2002)
- Testarotho (テスタロト, Tesutaroto) (2001-2002)
- Kamiyadori (カミヤドリ) (2004-2006)
- Puzzle (パズル) (2007)
- Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō Re (菜々子さん的な日常RE) (2008)
- Hohzuki Island (鬼燈の島, Hōzuki no shima) (2008-2009)
- Kamiyadori no Nagi (神宿りのナギ) (2008-2010)
- Mōryō no Yurikago (魍魎の揺りかご, Mōryō no Yurikago) (2010-2012)
- Nanako-san Teki na Nichijō Dash!! (菜々子さん的な日常 DASH!!) (2013)
- Erased (僕だけがいない街, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi) (2012-2016)
- STEAL AND DEAD (スティールアンドデッド) (2014 - Ongoing)
- Erased : RE (2017)
- Echoes (夢で見たあの子のために, Yume de mita anoko no tameni) (2017 - Ongoing)
Gallery
Erased Vol.2 Obi: "Thank you Mr. Sanbe for helping with JOJO Part 3. I miss you."
Kamiyadori Vol.2 Obi: Recommendation from Araki
Yukako drawn by Sanbe in Part 4 Omnibus (2016)
Trivia
- Sanbe was an honorable mention in the 1990 40th Tezuka Awards and a semi-final winner in the 41st iteration.[1] His manga, Erased, was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.[4]