Isutoshi
{{short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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{{nihongo|Isutoshi|いすとし}} is a Japanese manga artist, creator of erotic comic series Slut Girl and the non-erotic manga called {{nihongo|Tende Freeze!|てんでフリーズ!}}. He started his career in 1994 producing work that would later be published in dōjinshi by the {{nihongo|Gerumaru|ゲルマル}} circle. His stories typically involve both erotic and humorous situations, focusing on characters' personality and sexual interaction during the story.
Isutoshi has produced a number of short works for hentai anthologies such as SNK Monogatari, Bruem - King of Fighters and Gensen Sexy Fighters, some of which were collected by Gerumaru in the Renge dōjinshi. Isutoshi has also produced short works published in the monthly hentai magazine Comic Kairakuten Beast.
Career
Isutoshi wrote and illustrated the Japanese erotic manga series {{nihongo|Slut Girl|スラッと女|Suratto onna}}, which humorously focuses on the sex-driven relationship between the chief characters. 'It was first published in 1999 by Fujimi Shuppan. It was translated and published as a six issue series in the U.S. by Eros Comix in 2000. In May 2003 Kodansha released Slut Girl +α, a reprint with an extra chapter. Derek Guder gave the manga series a three-star review in Manga: The Complete Guide, praised for "distinctive" and "expressive" drawings, and the fact that not only are the manga's women well made, but also the recurrent humor: "The story lines are played up for comedic payoff, and you can't help but laugh at the characters' facial expressions liven up otherwise boring sex scenes."Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. New York: Ballantine Books & Del Rey Books. p. 469. {{ISBN|978-0-345-48590-8}} Timothy Perper and Martha Cornog praise the expressive translation of the English edition, and describe Sayoko as a "tsuya/yoen" woman, a complex figure with "voluptuous charm" and "bewitching beauty". They describe the manga as being a satire on modern life, especially the role of women in the workplace, and a "long-enduring glass ceiling".Perper, Timothy and Cornog, Martha (March 2002) [https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs12119-002-1000-4 Eroticism for the masses: Japanese manga comics and their assimilation into the U.S.] Sexuality & Culture, 6 (1) pp. 3–126
List of works
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|+Published Works ! Year ! Title ! Magazine Publication ! Notes |
| 1997–1998
| Slut Girl |COMIC Penguin Club Sanzokub | |
| 1998–2000
| High School Planet Prowler |COMIC Gekiman | |
| 2002–2004
| Tende Freeze! | Monthly Afternoon | |
| 2004–2013
| Aiki |Young King (Later Monthly Young King) | |
| 2009
| Ero-Isu | Various | Tankoban compilation of one-shots |
| 2013–2018
| Aiki S |Young King Ours GH | |
| 2018–2019
| Furies: Kokuu no Ginyoku{{cite web | url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=8265 | title=フューリーズ 虚空の銀翼 第3巻（ Isutoshi ） | 少年画報社 }} |Young King Ours GH | |
| 2020–2022
| Delicious Elf{{cite web | url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=8681 | title=美味しいエルフ 異世界エルフはコンビニおにぎりで天下をとる 第1巻（ Ｉｓｕｔｏｓｈｉ ） | 少年画報社 }} |Young King Ours GH | |
| class="wikitable"
|+Published One-Shots ! Year ! Title ! Magazine Publication ! Notes |
| 1997
| 10X | COMIC Gekiman |Collected in Ero-Isu. Also published in Vol.2 of High School Planet Prowler |
| 2000
| Deserted Island Z | COMIC Gekiman | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2000
| Super Ninja | COMIC Gekiman | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2001
| Come On Down! Harem Ranch | COMIC Gekiman | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2002
| Koi Koi | COMIC WARU | Collected In Ero-Isu |
| 2004
| Secret Mystery Police | YOUNG COMIC | Also published in Vol.8 of Aiki |
| 2005
| Private Battlefield Academy | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2005
| Santa Is Seriously Coming | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2006
| The Lord King | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2007
| Yarase | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2007
| 1Da 2Da | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2008
| The Three Depart | Comic Kairakuten Beast | Collected in Ero-Isu |
| 2024
| Poc Wig Egg {{cite web | url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=10547 | title=ヤングキングBull2024年 2号 | 少年画報社 }} | Young King Bull | (Published in Issue 2024, No.2) |
| 2025
| Poc Wig Egg Pt.II {{cite web | url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=10657 }} | Young King Bull | (Published in Issue 2025, No.2) |
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|+Doujinshi Works ! Year ! Title ! Doujin Publication ! Notes |
| N/A
| The. Sakuraba | Tenge Kentou Club: SF Zero 2 | Street Fighter Alpha Doujin: Rose / Sakura |
| 1993
| Chaos Girls | Maruchu Seisaku: Turbo Remix | Various Fighting Game Girls |
| 1994
| Nande-Koona-Ruru No? | Maruchu Seisaku: Mondou Muyou | Samurai Shodown Doujin: Nakaruru X Galford |
| 1995
| Chaos Girls 2 | Renge Ver.2 | Various Fighting Game Girls |
| 1995
| ZeRose | Renge Ver.2 | Street Fighter Alpha Doujin: Rose X Ryu |
| 1995
| Blue Na Mai-chan | Dennou Butou Musume Vol.3 | Fatal Fury Doujin: Blue Mary / Mai X Terry, Andy, Joe |
| 1995
| Kintamaazu 95 | Maruchu Seisaku: Turbo Remix 2 | |
| 1995
| Fighting Pai Pai | Maruchu Seisaku: Turbo Remix 2 | Jojo's Bizzare Adventure 4 Panel Comic |
| 1995
| Ketten 2 | Maruchu Seisaku: Turbo Remix 2 | Tekken 2 Doujin |
| 1995
| (Republished) Blue Na Mai-chan | Maruchu Seisaku: X-Edit | Also Published in Dennou Butou Musume Vol.3 |
| 1995
| Vampire Fight | Maruchu Seisaku: X-Edit | Dark Stalkers: Morrigan X Hsien-Ko |
| 1996
| N/A | Maruchuu Seisaku: Z-Edit | Street Fighter Alpha 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| N/A | Maruchuu Seisaku: Z-Edit | Street Fighter Alpha Doujin: Sakura |
| 1996
| N/A | Maruchuu Seisaku: Z-Edit | SNK 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| N/A | Maruchuu Seisaku: Z-Edit | King Of Fighters Doujin: Vice & Mature X Kyo |
| 1996
| Chapter Zero | Renge Ver. Eva | Evangelion Doujin: Shinji X Masato / Mitsuko / Asuka / Rei |
| 1996
| N/A | Renge Ver. Eva | Evangelion 1&2 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| N/A | Renge Ver. Eva | Evangelion 3&4 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| N/A | Renge Ver. Eva | Evangelion 5&6 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| Episode 27 | Renge Ver. Eva 2 | Evangelion Doujin: Shinji X Asuka / Rei |
| 1996
| N/A | Renge Ver. Eva 2 | Evangelion #7 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| N/A | Renge Ver. Eva 2 | Evangelion #8 4 Panel Comic |
| 1996
| (Republished) Nande-Koona-Ruru No? | Renge Returns R | Republished from Maruchu Seisaku: Mondou Muyou |
| 1996
| (Republished) Chaos Girls | Renge Returns R | Republished from Maruchu Seisaku: Turbo Remix |
| 1997
| Ayame's Plan | Renge Ver. Sakura | Sakura Wars Doujinshi |
| 1997
| Fella.de Nadesilo | Renge Ver. Sakura | Sakura Wars Doujinshi |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ls-mk.bb4u.ne.jp/~th03/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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- [http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/11101 Isutoshi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054448/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/11101 |date=2016-11-23 }} at Media Arts Database {{in lang|ja}}
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