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Kaoru Shintani
Born 1951•Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan•9 series, 30 with collected and international editions•966 issues
Japanese manga artist born in 1951 who worked as an assistant to Leiji Matsumoto before pursuing his own career. He is best known for Area 88, a military aviation series serialized from 1979 that won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shonen work in 1985.