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@ruby_ruberri The original Genma Taisen was developed for Shonen Magazine, slightly after Ishinomori concluded the Underground Empire of Yomi arc, at the time believed to be the end of his Cyborg 009 series. It was envisioned as one of the most ambitious projects for both Ishinomori and Hirai.
@ruby_ruberri Like many shows from that era, Robocon was a product of media mix. Which means a manga and TV show were produced independently at the same time. Ishinomori penned 2 different Robocon manga. The first run in Shonen Sunday had a wacky, loose art style aimed at older readers.
@ruby_ruberri Ishinomori became really busy due to the transforming hero boom. At some point, he decided his next hero would be different. It's said he appeared in front of his fan club with a design similar to a snowman and told them "This is going to be my next hero. It's going to be cute!"
While Konno worked with Ishimori Pro on several different projects, there's a lot of his artwork featuring Ishinomori properties that were never shown outside of very limited media. I would love to see it all collected in a single art book. Here's just a few examples of these:
Naoyuki Konno 紺野直幸 is one of my greatest artistic inspirations. And as far as I'm concerned, he's the true successor to continue Ishinomori's artistic legacy. I miss his style so much, I think the reason I draw fanart is to someday come close to matching his unique touch.
New illustration today features Tomoko Fukami aka Chiko-chan from "Angel in the Dark", made by the combined efforts of manga legends Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujio Akatsuka and Hideko Mizuno! Art by me and colors by @ruby_ruberri. #石ノ森章太郎 #赤塚不二夫 #水野英子 #くらやみの天使
@ruby_ruberri Second compilation of my Shotaro Ishinomori Girls Illustrations! Colors by @ruby_ruberri. #石ノ森章太郎 #石森章太郎 #ワイルドキャット #ストレンジャー #ゴレンジャー #番長惑星 #紺野直幸 #石森プロ #shotaroishinomori
@ruby_ruberri Shonen Domei also made its television debut in the Inazuman TV series from 1973. However, this version of the Shonen Domei bears more of a resemblance to another Ishinomori manga called Mezzon Z, which it took inspiration from for the uniforms.
Compilation of my Shotaro Ishinomori Girls Illustrations! Colors by @ruby_ruberri. #石ノ森章太郎 #石森章太郎 #さるとびエッちゃん #バンパイラ #気ンなるやつら #きりとばらとほしと #紺野直幸 #石森プロ #shotaroishinomori
Ishinomori used a similar motif of a story taking place in past, present and future in his Ryu Trilogy. Even though Ryu is a different character in each series, Ishinomori saw them as part of a roman fleuve. Each story flows through time like a river over different generations.
This was a groundbreaking work published in Shojo Club back in 1962. According to Ishinomori, vampire stories were uncommon in Japan at the time. The plot is also a mix of different genres, including horror, romance and science-fiction, one of the trademarks of his shojo stories.
@ruby_ruberri Marippe is the heroine of the series, which was first published back in 1965. Marippe and her boyfriend Rokube were occasionally revisited by Ishinomori during the 70s and 80s alongside other characters such as Sarutobi Ecchan and Hoshi no Ko Chobin.
Today we have a colored piece for my Ishinomori Girls Illustrations: Marippe from Kinnaru Yatsura! Many thanks to @ruby_ruberri for the wonderful colors! #石ノ森章太郎 #石森章太郎 #気ンなるやつら #スタジオ・ゼロ
This Peggy never appeared in other media, but she was the motif behind the character Shoko from Ishinomori's gag series Wonder Bevil-kun:
My Shotaro Ishinomori Hero art for #tokutember
Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Inazuman, Henshin Ninja Arashi & Robot Keiji!
Colors by @ruby_ruberri