Ban Magami

Ban Magami (まがみばん Magami Ban) is a Japanese manga artist, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1957. He was one of Leiji Matsumoto's assistants in his early career. His first work was the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga in TV Magazine. He also worked as a character designer for the Japanese Generation 1 anime. He designed several character models such as the new characters for The Headmasters, Minerva, God Ginrai, Star Saber, Victory Leo, Super Megatron and others.

He also works on children's books such as "The Secret of Tutankhamen" from Kodansha.

Major works in Transformers brand

Manga

TV magazine

• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
• The Story of Super Robot Lifeform: The Transformers
• The Great Transformer War
• Transformers: The Headmasters
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars

Million Publishing

• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics (a reissue of all the manga from "TV Magazine")
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce: Pretender Gaiden (story)

Illustration

TV magazine

• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010
• Transformers: The Headmasters
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Zone
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination

DVD box package arts

• Transformers: The Headmasters
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Zone

Character design

• Transformers: The Headmasters
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Zone
• Transformers: Return of Convoy

Gallery

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  Megatron is super happy from "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3".
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  The birth of Super Megatron in The Battlestars story pages.
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  The Autobots and Kenji from Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1.
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  So, he, uh, drew this.

• Extended Ban Magami gallery