Naoki Yamamoto (manga artist) explained

is a Japanese manga artist. In his early years, he also used pen names and for his earlier adult-oriented works.^[1] He was born in Matsumae District, Fukushima, Hokkaido and graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature.

Bibliography

(Manga works as Tou Moriyama not listed)

• (1984) Hora Konna ni Akaku Natteru
• (1986) Makasensasei!
• (1986)
• (1987) Kiwamete Kamoshida
• (1988) Gomen ne B-Boy
• (1989) ; English translation: Dance till Tomorrow (1999)
• (1990) Blue
• (1992) Bokura wa minna ikite iru
• (1992) Young & Fine
• (1992)
• (1993) Yume de aimashou
• (1993) Kamoshida-kun Fight!
• (1994) Kimi to itsu made mo
• (1994) Koke Dish
• (1994) Summer Memories

• (1994) is a four volume manga by Yamamoto appearing in Weekly Big Comic Spirits and published by Shogakukan. It was adapted into a live-action film directed by Masaaki Odagiri in 1996.^[2] Arigatō is a story about how a Japanese family's life goes wrong.^[3]
• (1997) Fragments
• (1999)
• (2000)
• (2002) Anju no Chi
• (2005) Aozora
• (2007) Red, won the Japanese government's Japan Media Arts Festival manga award for 2010

Contributed works

• Angelium (OVA): Color Checking
• Dark (OVA): Finishing Supervision
• Hooligan (OVA) : Finishing
• Sousei no Aquarion (TV) : Digital Paint (ep 6)

Under the name Tō Moriyama

• (OVA)
  • "Tō Moriyama Special I: Five Hour Venus"
  • "Tō Moriyama Special II: Afterschool XXX"
  • "Tō Moriyama Best Hit: It May Be So"
• (OVA)

Notes and References

1. http://www.yamamotonaoki.com/interview/interview4.html
2. Web site: フジテレビ(禁)MOVIES ありがとう [VHS]]. Amazon Japan. 7 November 1996 . 14 April 2015. ja. Fuji TV (prohibited) Movies - Arigato [VHS].
3. Book: Minamida. Katsuya. Pop Culture and the Everyday in Japan: Sociological Perspectives. Tsuji. Izumi. 2012. Apollo Books. 978-1-920901-45-5. 226. en.