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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Michitaka Kikuchi&#039;&#039;&#039; (菊池通隆, &#039;&#039;Kikuchi Michitaka&#039;&#039;, born <a href="/index.php/March_9" title="March 9">March 9</a>, <a href="/index.php/1963" title="1963">1963</a>), better known by his pen name &#039;&#039;&#039;Kia Asamiya&#039;&#039;&#039; (麻宮騎亜, &#039;&#039;Asamiya Kia&#039;&#039;), is a...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Michitaka Kikuchi&#039;&#039;&#039; (菊池通隆, &#039;&#039;Kikuchi Michitaka&#039;&#039;, born [[March 9]], [[1963]]), better known by his pen name &#039;&#039;&#039;Kia Asamiya&#039;&#039;&#039; (麻宮騎亜, &#039;&#039;Asamiya Kia&#039;&#039;), is a Japanese manga artist, character designer and animator known for his varied manga stories across multiple genres. Some of his best-known manga works are as the creator of &#039;&#039;Silent Möbius&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Compiler&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Steam Detectives&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Corrector Yui&#039;&#039;, plus his manga adaptations of properties such as &#039;&#039;[[Batman]]: Child of Dreams&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: Episode I – The Phantom Menace&#039;&#039;, and a short run on [[Marvel Comics]]&#039; &#039;&#039;Uncanny [[X-Men]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> As an animator, credited under his real name, some of his work includes key animation on &#039;&#039;Fist of the North Star&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Project A-ko&#039;&#039;, and &#039;&#039;Space Battleship Yamato 2199&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> According to fellow animator [[Nobuyoshi Habara]], Asamiya contributed key animation for several early episodes of The Transformers working for [[Ashi Productions]].&lt;ref&gt;https://w.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/1963.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Asamiya&#039;s own recollection is that he participated in the production of episodes featuring Grimlock and Skyfire.&lt;ref&gt;{{citesocial|quote=因みに、グリムロック、ジェットファイアの回に参加しました。|link=https://twitter.com/kia_asamiya/status/1464860570943778818|name=Kia Asamiya|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=11|day=28|(defunct=)}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Artwork==<br /> *&#039;&#039;[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]&#039;&#039; (Animator, unspecified episodes)<br /> *Cover art for the Anime Sound Museum Vol.2 compilation album from [[1994]], featuring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Asamiya, Kia}}<br /> [[Category:Illustrators]]</div>

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