![]() ![]() Nihei has several sources of inspiration, including Manga, American comics and Bandes dessinées. His experience in construction and design has shown up in his manga in his depiction of huge structures which are a strong theme in his manga works. ![]() He went to New York and studied at the Parsons School of Design. Nihei worked in construction but quit to work on becoming a manga artist. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following worldwide. ![]() An architectural student, Nihei's early work were mainly wordless, relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. In 2009, Nihei returned to Afternoon to launch what would become his most successful series, Knights of Sidonia. Following the success of Blame!, he next penned Wolverine: Snikt! (published by Marvel Comics) and Biomega. After working as an assistant to veteran comic artist Tsutomu Takahashi, Nihei went on to launch his debut series Blame! in Monthly Afternoon in 1997. In 1995 he was awarded the Jiro Taniguchi Special Prize in that year's Afternoon Four Seasons Award for his submission, Blame. Nihei has been drawing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. ![]() Tsutomu Nihei ( 弐瓶 勉, Nihei Tsutomu, born February 26, 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. ![]()
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