Creator / Noboru Sakaoka

Noboru Sakaoka (坂丘のぼる) (born: March 10, 1955) is a Japanese mangaka known for authoring the Ultraman manga, and has also penned a number of other works for various magazine series.

His real name is actually Genji Kamobayashi. He also writes books under the psuedonym Kennosuke Sakaoka.

Believe it or not, apart from being a mangaka and illustrator, he's also a kareteka. His karate skills are 4th Dan, recognized by the Air Japan Karate Federation, and in 2009 he opened a Shotokan-ryu Karate School in Sakado City.

Manga

• Dongara Three Musketeers (serialized in 小学一年生 August 1976 issue - August 1977 issue, serialized in 小学二年生 April 1977 issue - July 1977 issue)
• UFO warrior Daiaporon manga (published in 小学三年生 September 1976 issue)
• Gasshin Sentai Mekander Robo manga (serialized in 小学二年生 May 1977 issue - September issue)
• Combattler V manga (serialized in 小学二年生 June 1976 issue - April 1977 issue, 小学三年生 September 1976 issue)
• Voltes V manga (serialized in 小学二年生 October 1977 issue - March 1978 issue, TV Land 1977 - March 1978 issue)
• Future Boy Conan manga (serialized in 小学三年生 \ April 1978 issue - October 1978 issue)
• Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II manga (serialized in 小学二年生 November 1978 issue - March 1979 issue)
• Daimos manga (serialized in TV Land June 1978 - December 1978 issue)
• Dinosaur Explorer Born Free manga (Published in 小学三年生 February 1977 issue)
• The Kenka (Published in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic Special No. 1, 1981)
• The Gorilla (serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic October 1979 issue - December 1982 issue)
• The☆Ultraman manga (Monthly CoroCoro Comic April 1979 special issue, 小学六年生 July 1979 issue supplement)
• Ultraman Monster Battle manga (published in Monthly CoroCoro Comic August 1979 issue)
• Ultra Brothers Story manga (serialized in 小学二年生 April 1979 issue - March 1980 issue)
• Ultraman 80 manga (serialized in 小学二年生 May 1980 issue - March 1981 issue)
• Fight! Ultra Brothers manga (serialized in 小学二年生 April 1981 issue - March 1982 issue)
• Fight! Ultra Warrior manga (serialized in 小学二年生 April 1982 issue - October 1982 issue)
• Super Dimension Fortress Macross manga (serialized in 小学二年生 November 1982 issue - March 1983 issue)
• Fushigi Tantei Genta Kageyama manga series (serialized in 小学三年生 April 1983 issue - December 1983 issue)
• Apollo Ban manga (serialized in 小学五年生 April 1983 issue - March 1984 issue)
• Apollo Q manga (serialized in 小学五年生 April 1984 issue - September 1984 issue)
• Fight! Tiger Mask manga (serialized in 小学二年生 October 1984 issue - March 1985 issue)
• RC Fight Kejime manga (serialized in Fresh Jump February 1985 - June issue)^note Under the name of Kennosuke Sakaoka
• Telecoma Senshi Donburi Man manha (serialized in 小学五年生 July 1985 issue - November 1985 issue)
• Famicom Boy Shoota (serialized in 小学三年生 February 1986 issue - March issue, 小学四年生 April 1986 issue - February 1988 issue)
• Schwarzenegger's Total Recall manga (published in the 小学六年生 December 1990 issue)
• Karate Egg: The Road to Black Belt manga (Monthly Karatedo)
• MAGIC manga (Serialized in Monthly Karate Magazine JKFan July 2010 issue - June 2018 issue)^note Under the name Genji Kamobayashi
• Tomorrow Challenge manga (JKJO Magazine "Os! Karate!" Spring 2014 issue - currently being serialized)^note Under the name Genji Kamobayashi
• Gajumaru manga (serialized in Full Contact KARATE Magazine April 2016 issue - January 2017 issue, published in October 2017 issue and March 2018 issue) ^note Under the name Genji Kamobayashi
• MAGIC II manga (Monthly Karatedo Magazine JKFan July 2018 issue - currently being serialized)^note Under the name of Genji Kamobayashi

Tropes that apply to him:

• Badass Teacher: He is a 4th Dan in karate and a Shotakun-ryu teacher.
• Pie-Eyed: This is his art style.