Shin Kibayashi

Shin Kibayashi
Born	(1962-07-22) July 22, 1962 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter
Known for	Psychometrer Eiji The Kindaichi Case Files GetBackers Drops of God

Shin Kibayashi (樹林きばやし 伸しん, Kibayashi Shin, born July 22, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese manga storywriter, novelist and screenwriter. Under the name Yuma Ando, he received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for writing Kunimitsu no Matsuri. The pen name "Tadashi Agi" (亜樹あき 直じき) is shared with his sister Yūko Kibayashi (樹林きばやしゆう子こ, Kibayashi Yūko). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School and Waseda University School of Economics & Political Science.

Pen names

Besides the main pen-name of "Tadashi Agi", Shin Kibayashi also goes by other pen names:

• Seimaru Amagi (天てん樹じゅ征せい丸まる Amagi Seimaru)
• Yuma Ando (安やす童わらわ夕ゆう馬うま Andō Yūma)
• Yuya Aoki (青樹あおき佑たすく夜よる Aoki Yūya)
• Jōji Arimori (有森ありもり丈たけ時とき Arimori Jōji)
• Hiroaki Igano (伊賀いが大だい晃あきら Igano Hiroaki)
• Ryō Ryūmon (龍りゅう門もん諒りょう Ryūmon Ryō)
• S.K

Works

As Seimaru Amagi

• Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo (金田一きんだいち少年しょうねんの事件じけん簿ぼ) (1992–present, Kodansha), original idea; English translation: Kindaichi Case Files (2004–2008, Tokyopop)
• Tantei Gakuen Kyū (探偵たんてい学園がくえんQ, Detective School Q) (2001–2005, Kodansha)
• Rimōto (リモート) (2002–2004, Kodansha); English translation: Remote (2004–2006, Tokyopop)
• Zero: Kage Miko (零れい 影かげ巫女ふじょ, Fatal Frame: Shadow Priestess) (2014–2017, DeNA)
• Y no Hakobune (Yの箱船はこぶね) (2016–ongoing, Shogakukan)
• Gifted (ギフテッド) (2021–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Tadashi Agi

• Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa (学校がっこうの怖こわい噂うわさ) (1994–1995, Kodansha)
• Saiko Dokutā (サイコドクター, Psycho Doctor) (1995–2003, Kodansha)
• Saiko Dokutā Kaikyōsuke (サイコドクター楷恭介かい, Psycho Doctor Kai Kyousuke) (2004, Kodansha)
• Kami no Shizuku (神かみの雫しずく) (2004–2014, Kodansha); English translation: The Drops of God (2011–2012, Vertical)
• Kaitō Ruban (怪盗かいとうルヴァン) (2014–2015, Kodansha)
• Marriage ~The Drops of God Final Arc~ (マリアージュ 〜神かみの雫しずく 最終さいしゅう章あきら〜) (2015–2020, Kodansha)

As Yuma Ando

• Saikometorā Eiji (サイコメトラーEIJI, Psychometrer Eiji) (1996–2000, Kodansha)
• Kunimitsu no Matsuri (クニミツの政せい) (2001–2005, Kodansha)
• Tokyo Eitīzu (東京とうきょうエイティーズ, Tokyo Eighties) (Shogakukan) (2003–2005, Kodansha)
• Shibatora (シバトラ) (2006–2009, Kodansha)
• Saikometorā (サイコメトラー, Psychometrer) (2011–hiatus, Kodansha)
• Tanteiken Shādokku (探偵たんてい犬けんシャードック) (2011–2013, Kodansha); English translation: Sherlock Bones (2013–2014, Kodansha USA)
• Shinjuku DxD (新宿しんじゅくD×D) (2014–ongoing, Kodansha)
• Debusen (でぶせん) (2014–2016, DeNA)

As Yuya Aoki

• Gettobakkāzu Dakkan'ya (ゲットバッカーズ -奪還だっかん屋や-) (1999–2007 Kodansha); English translation: GetBackers (2004–2008, Tokyopop)
• Saiko Basutāzu (サイコバスターズ) (2003 Kodansha); English translation: Psycho Busters (2008–2009, Del Rey Manga)
• Oniwaka to Ushiwaka -Edge of the World- (鬼おに若わかと牛うし若わか —Edge of the World—) (2010–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Jōji Arimori

• Sunō Dorufin (スノードルフィン, Snow Dolphin) (2000–2001, Kodansha)
• Asobotto Senki Gokū (アソボット戦記せんき五ご九きゅう, Asobot Military History Goku) (2001–2002, Kodansha)

As Hiroaki Igano

• Area no Kishi (エリアの騎士きし, The Knight in the Area) (2006–2017, Kodansha) Anime Adaptation 2012
• iContact (iコンタクト) (2021–ongoing, Kodansha)

As Ryō Ryūmon

• Bloody Monday (ブラッディ・マンデイ) (2007–2009, Kodansha)

As Shin Kibayashi

• Kaze to Kaminari (風ふうと雷かみなり) (2009, Kodansha)
• Shima Kōsaku no Jiken-bo (島しま耕作こうさくの事件じけん簿ぼ) (2017–ongoing, Kodansha)

Other media

The main characters of Magazine Mystery Reportage were based on then editors of Weekly Shonen Magazine, including Kibayashi who acts as the leader of the team investigating various conspiracies.

On January 14, 2015, it was announced through Nintendo that Kibayashi was writing the story for the fourteenth Fire Emblem game, entitled Fire Emblem Fates.

On August 31, 2021, Netflix announced that they are working with Shin Kibayashi on an original anime series titled Lady Napoleon.

External links

• "Kami no Shizuku" author's wine diary
• Seimaru Amagi Diary
• Shin Kibayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia