Kazuhiko Shimamoto

, born is a manga artist who debuted with Hissatsu no Denkousei. A fan of Shotaro Ishinomori, Kazuhiko was contacted by the famous mangaka in the 1990s, whose health was deteriorating from heart disease. Much to his surprise and shock, he was asked by Ishinomori to create a continuation of his Skull Man manga, to which he accepted and published.
Previously, Shimamoto had worked on revivals of the Kamen Rider Series, including a one-shot spin-off of the Kamen Rider Black manga and a manga adaptation of Kamen Rider ZO. He is also responsible for several long-running and well-known manga such as Hono no Tenkosei and Moeyo Pen. He likewise was the main character designer for Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
He designed the Gamma for Kamen Rider Ghost.
==Notes==
*In the ZO manga, Kazuhiko did an afterword mini-manga explaining to process behind the adaptation using an animated caricature of himself.
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