Tsutomu Nihei

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Tsutomu Nihei is the author of, among others, Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega.

He's also done some one-shots and his style of drawing is always very gory. He was originally an architect who would doodle whenever he had some time and eventually found himself drawing Blame!.

He was also invited by Marvel Comics to draw a Wolverine short story, named Wolverine: Snikt! and was asked by the Halo team to draw a oneshot about the sargeant's escape from the flood.

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What is Nihei art?
PSYDUDE - Sep 26, 2008

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Tanikaze | Jul 30, 2015 7:27 AM

@JadeMatrix
Sorry, I don't follow that thread (I assume its from reddit) I come across to the blog on tumblr :D And what's the game youre talking about? You mean Kairo or NaissanceE?

JadeMatrix | Jul 29, 2015 4:09 PM

That's the guy from /agdg/ right? Isn't there a similar game out on Steam?

Tanikaze | Jul 28, 2015 3:56 AM

Umm I'm sure that everone here already knows this. But simulator will come bac9 is back! http://bac9.tumblr.com

Aerindel | Jun 26, 2015 2:42 AM

Who put that horrible face on Killy's page, goddamit :/.

Danish | Sep 5, 2013 8:51 PM

Hellooo? Anyone? Been dead here for a while.

So I was disappointed with Sidonia when it was first published. I read one chapter and was disgusted with Nihei's change of style. I believed he gave in to editorial pressure and created the antithesis of his traditional style. But in actuality he was slowly changing his style as shown with the second half of Biomega.

Anyway, I gave Knights of Sidonia a second chance recently and I am surprised how good it is. It plays with traditional shonen tropes and creates a fascinating sci-fi read. The plot is really well paced. Nihei has actually grown a lot from his beginnings. I'm excited for the anime next spring; I think it could get pretty big.

kusushi | Apr 14, 2012 11:16 AM

@Xuchiel
"lol Is that from this omake?"

Not really, but he draws himself as stag beetle. You'll also see that in another omake (Vienna trip) in volume 6. This omake shows how Nights of Sidonia started. He wanted to use CG modeling to create and design new type robot, but he gave up at the very first step of computer software modeling. Then, he started to make plastic robot model by hand. After he finished designing robot he called to his editors and said "I made it!" Editors thought he meant that first chapter of new title has completed. But after they arrived at his room, it turns out no pages have done. They saw a something wired robot figure and a middle aged old guy with full of simile. It was only two months before the deadline of new manga release...

Xuchiel | Dec 18, 2011 1:33 PM

"Tsutomu Nihei is a synthetic stag beetle created by the Toha Heavy Industries."

lol Is that from this omake?

Just guessing by the images as I couldn't actually read it.
But he is a comedian alright :D

Too bad the club's creator doesn't seem to be active to add anything or appoint a moderator to do it.

kusushi | Oct 26, 2011 2:41 AM

I love his hard SF stories! And loves other style, such as Knights of Sidonia and BLAME Gakuen too!

Please add at Information :P
"Tsutomu Nihei is a synthetic stag beetle created by the Toha Heavy Industries."

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