Megumu Okada

**Megumu Okada** (岡田芽武, *Okada Megumu*, born 15 March 1971, in Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the series *Shadow Skill* and *Saint Seiya Episode.G*.

## Profile

Debuted in 1992 with "SHADOW SKILL", which was serialized in "Comic Ganma" (Takeshobo), and became a masterpiece. He mainly publishes his works in youth magazines. His debut work "SHADOW SKILL" was aired in 1998 after a media mix such as a radio drama and OVA. In 2003, in "Champion RED", he started serializing his first manga "Saint Seiya EPISODE.G" with the original work. It will be the forerunner of Gaiden works in charge of manga other than the original authors related to "Saint Seiya". As a sequel, "Saint Seiya EPISODE.G Assassin" was serialized, and "Saint Seiya EPISODE.G Requiem" is currently being serialized in "Manga Cross". Also, in parallel with his activities as a cartoonist, he was shooting a live-action movie commemorating the 30th anniversary of the painting industry with the members of "Team BLOCKHEADS" to which he belongs , but the shooting was interrupted due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus. Because of this, he has invented and produced the anime "Actress Aigattle" that takes social distance into consideration.

## Style

It features a pattern that makes heavy use of screen tones and a flashy screen effect that uses spreads. He was the first writer to devise a technique to express a technique by placing a huge phototypesetting on a picture without using a speech bubble while drawing a manga. After the serialization of "Saint Seiya EPISODE.G Assassin" started, the serialization of full-color manga will start with the transition to the WEB magazine in a few episodes. He is not only the manga who is in charge of both the original and the drawing such as "SHADOW SKILL", but also many works by co-writing with other writers such as Kazuo Koike and Masami Kurumada. He also wrote a novel in "Saint Seiya Golden Age".

## Works

* *SHADOW SKILL* It is a commercial magazine debut work and a masterpiece. The first magazine "Comic Ganma" was suspended, and the next magazine "Dragon Jr." was canceled due to an accident in which the manuscript was lost. Later, serialization resumed in "Afternoon Season Special Edition". After the publication of "Niraikanai-Harukaru Ne-no-kuni-", it will be published in "Monthly Afternoon". Although it was temporarily suspended in the February 2006 issue, it resumed from the September 2009 issue and was serialized irregularly until the May 2014 issue. The volume of the book (afternoon publication) published by Kodansha has been reset once (see SHADOW SKILL #manga for details).
* *Oboro* ("Monthly Comic Dragon") 2 volumes
* *Nirai Kanai ~ The Land of Far Roots ~* ("Monthly Afternoon" 1999-2003) 6 volumes
* *Illusion World Hero Retsuden Shinobu Zard* ("Comic Ganma" 1994-1995) All 1 volume (2 volumes were not released)
* *Illusion World Magic Retsuden WIZ Buster* ("Monthly Shonen Gangan" 1996) All 3 volumes
* *Fantasy World Hero Retsuden Fair Plays* ("Comic BomBom" 2001-2002) All 3 volumes
* *Saint Seiya EPISODE.G* (Original: Masami Kurumada, "Champion RED" 2003-2013) 20 volumes
* *Saint Seiya EPISODE.G Assassin* (Original: Masami Kurumada, "Champion RED Ichigo" → "Champion Cross" → "Manga Cross" 2014-2019) 16 volumes
* *Kioto ~ Block Head ~* (Original: Kazuo Koike, "Champion RED" December 2013 issue --March 2014 issue)
* *Moe no Daichi* ("Champion RED Ichigo") Not included in the book
* *SM Girls Gaiden Saber Marionette Z* (Original: Satoru Akahori / Hiroshi Negishi, "AnimeV" 1995-1996, co-authored with STUDIO RESPONSE members. Okada is in charge of story script and supervision)

### Novel Illustrations

* *"Kokoro / Kagegi"* (Takeshobo Gamma Bunko, Author: Mayori Sekijima)
* *"Karma / Shadow Technique"* (Takeshobo Gamma Bunko, Author: Daisuke Watanabe)
* *SHADOW SKILL APOCRYPHA -Shadow Technique- Gaijin 1 "FIRE FOX"* (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, Author: Hiroshi Tominaga)
* *SHADOW SKILL APOCRYPHA -Shadow Technique- Gaijin 2 "ETENDERD"* (Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, Author: Hiroshi Tominaga)
* *Magical City Night* (Super Quest Bunko, Author: Ken Asamatsu)

### Live-action film work

* Bajuran-Original, Screenplay, Director, Team BLOCKHEADS 1st work, 30th anniversary work of painting industry

### Other

* *SD Gundam-CD jacket charge*
* *Sangokushi Taisen* In charge of illustrations for SR Ma Chao, etc.
* *Actress Agator* Original / Drawing / Director (Mockumentary Animation) Selected for "Ale for Art! Tokyo Project"

## References

1. ↑ Saint Seiya EPISODE.G Vol 1
2. ↑ https://togetter.com/li/922927
3. ↑ https://www.teamblockheads.com/
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/meguzou1303/status/1305061107669712896
5. ↑ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1701/30/news095.html
6. ↑ https://togetter.com/li/1075020
7. ↑ https://cheerforart.jp/detail/916

## Links

* http://studio-response.main.jp/ Official homepage
* https://twitter.com/meguzou1303 Twitter
* https://www.teamblockheads.com/ Team Blockheads official website