Shōji Imaki

Shōji Imaki (今木 商事 Imaki Shōji, literally "Imaki Company") is a Japanese manga artist (or 漫画家, mangaka) born on November 9, 1964. He is well known for drawing the manga Plamo Wars published on Comic BomBom. In the world of Transformers, he is best known for penning the manga run accompanying the Japanese Beast Wars franchise from 1998 through 2000. He often goes by the self-ascribed nickname of "Imaking", and usually represents himself with a drawing of an Easter Island head.

Published Transformers manga

Comic BomBom

• Beast Wars II
• Beast Wars Neo
• Beast Wars Metals

Kodansha

• Q-Robo Transformer

Hero-X Publishing

• Scorching Heat Showdown

TakaraTomy

• Generations Selects Special Comic "Finale" (guest artist)

Other illustration work

Transformers Character Card

• 29 Convobat (Beast Wars)
• 30 Megaligator (Beast Wars)

Gallery

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  Instructor Big is going to PUMP *clapclap*you up!
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  Gigastorm enjoys his afternoon tea.
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  He'd get along with the bomb squad...
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  Not how to treat a lady, Tigatron!

Extended Shōji Imaki gallery

External links

• IMA*KING, Shōji Imaki's personal website (archived)
• Shōji Imaki's professional blog
• Shōji Imaki's Twitter feed
• Shōji Imaki at Japanese Wikipedia