Kenichi Sonoda

Kenichi Sonoda

Born 1961 Japan 24 series 525 issues

1 award

Kenichi Sonoda is a Japanese manga artist and character designer who began his career at anime studio Artmic, where he created the original character designs for Bubblegum Crisis and Gall Force. He is best known for the manga series Gunsmith Cats, serialized from 1991, and for Riding Bean. His work combines action, firearms, and automotive detail with strong female leads.

Name

Kenichi Sonoda

Issues

525

Series

24

Collected Editions

3

International Editions

7

Titles

3

Awards

Inkpot Award (2024)

Also Known As

園田健一

Gender

Male

Birth Date

December 13, 1961

Country

Japan

Series

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus (2025)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

3 issues

Afternoon

Afternoon (1987)

467 issues

Exaxxion the Cannon God

Exaxxion the Cannon God (2009)

7 issues

Gunsmith Cats: Burst

Gunsmith Cats: Burst (2007)

Dark Horse Comics

5 issues

Gunsmith Cats Revised Edition

Gunsmith Cats Revised Edition (2007)

Dark Horse Comics

4 issues

Cannon God Exaxxion

Cannon God Exaxxion (2002)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

5 issues

Kappa Magazine

Kappa Magazine (1992)

Edizioni Star Comics

173 issues

Cannon God Exaxxion

Cannon God Exaxxion (2001)

Dark Horse Comics

20 issues

Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats (1996)

Collected Edition

Dark Horse Comics

9 issues

Gunsmith Cats Special

Gunsmith Cats Special (2001)

One-Shot

Dark Horse Comics

Issues

Volume 3

#3

Volume 3

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus (2025)

Dec 02, 2025

Volume 2

#2

Volume 2

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus (2025)

Jul 29, 2025

Volume 1

#1

Volume 1

Gunsmith Cats Omnibus (2025)

Mar 04, 2025

Issue #2

#2

Issue #2

Gunsmith Cats: Burst (2021)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Gunsmith Cats: Burst (2021)

No. 2, 2013

#366

No. 2, 2013

Afternoon (1987)

Dec 25, 2012

No. 1, 2013

#364

No. 1, 2013

Afternoon (1987)

Nov 24, 2012

No. 12, 2012

#362

No. 12, 2012

Afternoon (1987)

Oct 25, 2012

No. 11, 2012

#361

No. 11, 2012

Afternoon (1987)

Sep 25, 2012

No. 9, 2012

#358

No. 9, 2012

Afternoon (1987)

Jul 25, 2012

Frequent collaborators

Komai Yuu

Komai Yuu

Riichi Ueshiba

Riichi Ueshiba

Kosuke Fujishima

Kosuke Fujishima

Hitoshi Ashinano

Hitoshi Ashinano

Yoshitou Asari

Yoshitou Asari

Hiroyuki Utatane

Hiroyuki Utatane

Masayuki Kitamichi

Masayuki Kitamichi

Tony Takezaki

Tony Takezaki

Kimura Kon

Kimura Kon

Akana Shu

Akana Shu

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