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', '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. The 17-year-old Bat, as the princess of the Black Knight Queen, has roused the sealed Starship from its sleep. Even 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. BUICHI TERASAWA BUICHI TERASAWA Chapter 4: Teleporter Phone Black Knight Bat 57.9k 3.7/5(15votes) ActionDramaEcchi Bat has returned to her birthplace, Rainbowria, where her mother grew up. Next came 'COBRA', 'BAT' and 'GUNDRAGON SIGMA' (In this latter series, only the main character is drawn by hand) and several other works. Cobra, or Kobura, is a manga series written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa, who apparently drew inspiration from French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, famous for his action-adventure movies. 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 book publication for boys called, '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 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. Working with his partner Lady Armaroid, they travel the galaxy for adventure and fight against the criminal Pirate Guild.Born on March 30, 1955, Buichi Tarasawa hails from Asahikawa City located on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. He is armed with a special weapon called the Psychogun, which shoots powerful, mind-controlled lasers.

Taking place in the future, the story centers on Cobra, a space pirate with an adventurous life and many enemies. It also received sequels, spin-offs, and an OVA. Because of its popularity, it received a film and an anime. Please read with caution.Ĭobra (also known as Space Adventure Cobra) is a space opera manga series created by Buichi Terasawa. This article contains images that may be inappropriate or unsettling for minors.

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