In 1976, he came to Tokyo and began to study under the famous Japanese manga artist, Osamu Tezuka.ĭuring the period he was working with the Manga Department of Tezuka Productions, his illustration work entitled 'Mother Earth, Turn Green Again' was awarded the Tezuka Prize for Outstanding Creative Work. In the early days of his career when he was still unknown, he contributed materials of comics to a magazine that won him a prize, an event that led him into the world of comics. Besson is reputedly a fan of Terasawa's work, partially due to the enormous popularity of Space Cobra in France.Born on March 30, 1955, Buichi Tarasawa hails from Asahikawa City located on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. Whilst in Japan promoting the 5th Element, Luc Besson met with Terasawa to discuss the current state of Sci-Fi Representative works include a CD-ROM format work for use with a PC, 'COBRA II, A Man of Legend' and original animation videos such as 'GOKU', 'GOKU II', ' Raven Tengu Kabuto' and others.Īt the present time, annual sales of his full-length comic books exceed 20 million copies.īuichi Terasawa's works are translated and published in more than ten countries and are featured in comics and animation-related gatherings and exhibitions around the world.

His works include original works, scenarios and works he has directed. Next came 'COBRA', 'BAT' and 'GUNDRAGON SIGMA' (In this latter series, only the main character is drawn by hand) and several other works.Įven at the present time, when comic books produced with the use of computer graphics have become common, there are very few artists that can come close to matching his ideas and quality. In the ensuing years, in parallel with advances in the personal computer, he created 'TAKERU' (1992), the world's first computer graphics comic book series. In 1985, he kicked off an eight-color comic book series called 'BAT'. In 1977, he began drawing for the Japanese weekly manga publication ' Shonen Jump'.įrom around the beginning of the 1980s, he began to see the personal computer as a tool for the creative purposes. In 1976, he came to Tokyo and began to study under the famous Japanese manga artist, Osamu Tezuka.ĭuring the period he was working with the Manga Department of Tezuka Productions, his illustration work entitled 'Mother Earth, Turn Green Again' was awarded the Tezuka Award.

His most famous works are Goku Midnight Eye and Space Adventure Cobra. Buichi Terasawa (寺沢武一 Terasawa Buichi, born Main Asahikawa, Hokkaido ) is a mangaka.

COBRA by Buichi Terasawa