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A Japanese mangaka known as the author of two bestselling manga stories, You're Under Arrest! and Ah! My Goddess, and a relatively obscure series, éX-Driver. He began his career as an assistant mangaka to Tatsuya Egawa, (of Golden Boy and Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari fame) and as an editor of Puff, a manga magazine.

He is also responsible for the character designs of Piano, Sakura Wars and the Tales (series).

Fujishima-sensei is an automobile and motorcycle enthusiast, which is reflected on almost all of his works. All of the three stories he authored heavily featured real models of cars and motorcycles (to Technology Porn levels), especially in éX-Driver, where cars are actually relevant to the plot. He was also able to show off his expertise in machines as the mechanical designer of the PlayStation 2 game Gungrave.

His few but prolific and acclaimed works include:

Tropes often used by Kosuke Fujishima include:

Art Evolution: most apparent with Ah! My Goddess, which saw the evolution of Belldandy from "supernatural-looking" to the serene face we recognize today. Also works for Urd, Skuld and Keiichi.
- The anime follows this evolution consistently. Just compare the 1993 OVA to the 2005 TV series.
Author Appeal / Technology Porn: Let's have a drinking game. For every time an accurate car or motorcycle model from the real world shows up, take a drink. Your liver will turn to foie gras in no time.
Motorcycle on the Coast Road: Given that at least one character in every series he wrote owns a moped or a bike, this is bout to pop up once in a while.
Only Six Faces: Although none of the characters for each series look alike, Fujishima tends to borrow character designs from his previous works, creating a Reused Character Design of sorts.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Miyuki and Natsumi in You're Under Arrest, Lisa and Lorna in éX-D.

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-A Japanese ''mangaka'' known as the author of two bestselling manga stories, ''[[You're Under Arrest|You're Under Arrest!]]'' and ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', and a relatively obscure series, ''[[Ex-Driver|éX-Driver]]''. He began his career as an assistant ''mangaka'' to Tatsuya Egawa, (of ''[[Golden Boy]]'' and ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'' fame) and as an editor of ''Puff'', a manga magazine.
+A Japanese ''mangaka'' known as the author of two bestselling manga stories, ''[[You're Under Arrest|You're Under Arrest!]]'' and ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', and a relatively obscure series, ''[[éX-Driver]]''. He began his career as an assistant ''mangaka'' to Tatsuya Egawa, (of ''[[Golden Boy]]'' and ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'' fame) and as an editor of ''Puff'', a manga magazine.
 He is also responsible for the character designs of ''[[Piano]]'', ''[[Sakura Wars]]'' and the [[Tales (series)]].
-Fujishima-sensei is an automobile and motorcycle enthusiast, [[Author Appeal|which is reflected on almost all of his works]]. All of the three stories he authored heavily featured real models of [[Cool Car|cars]] and [[Cool Bike|motorcycles]] (to [[Technology Porn]] levels), especially in ''éX-Driver'', [[It Makes Sense in Context|where cars are actually relevant to the plot]]. He was also able to show off his expertise in machines as the meahcanical designer of the [[PlayStation 2]] game ''[[Gungrave]]''.
+Fujishima-sensei is an automobile and motorcycle enthusiast, [[Author Appeal|which is reflected on almost all of his works]]. All of the three stories he authored heavily featured real models of [[Cool Car|cars]] and [[Cool Bike|motorcycles]] (to [[Technology Porn]] levels), especially in ''éX-Driver'', [[It Makes Sense in Context|where cars are actually relevant to the plot]]. He was also able to show off his expertise in machines as the mechanical designer of the [[PlayStation 2]] game ''[[Gungrave]]''.
 His few but prolific and acclaimed works include:
 * ''[[You're Under Arrest]]''
-* ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', [[Long Runner|running for 24 years as of November 2011]]
+* ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', [[Long Runner|running from 1989 to 2015 and collected in 48 volumes]]
-* ''[[Ex-Driver|éX-Driver]]''
+* ''[[éX-Driver]]''
-* ''Paradise Residence''
+* ''[[Paradise Residence]]''
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-=== Tropes Commonly Associated within Fujishima's works: ===
+{{tropelist|Tropes often used by Kosuke Fujishima include:}}
 * [[Art Evolution]]: most apparent with [[Ah! My Goddess]], which saw the evolution of Belldandy from "supernatural-looking" to the serene face we recognize today. Also works for Urd, Skuld and Keiichi.
 ** The anime follows this evolution consistently. Just compare the 1993 OVA to the 2005 TV series.
+* [[Author Appeal]] / [[Technology Porn]]: Let's have a drinking game. For every time an accurate car or motorcycle model from the real world shows up, take a drink. Your liver will turn to foie gras in no time.
 * [[Motorcycle on the Coast Road]]: Given that at least one character in every series he wrote owns a moped or a bike, this is bout to pop up once in a while.
 * [[Only Six Faces]]: [[Cast of Snowflakes|Although none of the characters for each series look alike]], Fujishima tends to borrow character designs from his previous works, creating a [[Reused Character Design]] of sorts.
-* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Miyuki and Natsumi in ''You're Under Arrest'', Lisa and Lorna in e'X-D.
+* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Miyuki and Natsumi in ''You're Under Arrest'', Lisa and Lorna in éX-D.
-* [[Technology Porn]]: Let's have a drinking game. For every time an accurate car or motorcycle model from the real world shows up, take a drink. Your liver will turn to foie gras in no time.
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-[[Category:Names to Know In Anime]]
+[[Category:Names to Know in Anime]]
 [[Category:Kosuke Fujishima]]
+[[Category:Mangaka]]