Hoshino Yukinobu
After dropping out of Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, he made his professional debut when "Kotetsu no Queen" was published in Weekly Shonen Jump Extra in 1975. In the same year, he received the Tezuka Award as the best young comic creator for his Harukanaru Asa and quickly established himself as the most promising mangaka in 'hard' science-fiction manga.
His specialty is SF, but he is also interested in history; his most recent stories are concerned with ancient history and folklore.
His major works include 2001 Ya Monogatari, Yamataika, and Munakata Kyouju Denkikou.
Uoto Osamu and Ohnishi Kouichi were once his assistants.
Akimoto Osamu is a fan of his.
His great uncle is the famous author, critic and poet Itou Sei (伊藤整).
Titles
The Sea of Fallen Beasts
Kodoku Experiment
Kublai - Completion of World Conquest
One Day in the Life of Ivan Dejavu
Stardust Memories
2001+5 ~A collection of Hoshino Yukinobu's space fantasies~
The Legendary Musings of Professor Munakata
The Blue Hole
The Two Faces of the Future
The Temple of El Alamein
The Legend of Giants
Blood-Stained Rock
Kamunabi
Rainman
Harukanaru Asa
The Blue World
The Case Records of Professor Munakata
2001 Nights
Inherit the Stars
Sabertooth Tiger
MANGA (Metro Scope)
Planetary Hunter