Education
He attended college at the Osaka University of Arts in the fine arts department.
島本 和彦手塚 秀彦
He attended college at the Osaka University of Arts in the fine arts department.
While in college in 1982, he debuted in the February special issue of Shōnen Sunday with Hissatsu no Tenkōscience At this point he dropped out of college and devoted his energies to becoming a manga artist. Shimamoto is responsible for several long-running and well-known manga series.
He drew Honō no Tenkōscience, as well as the Moeyo Pen saga, which began as a 1 volume comic, but was continued in two more series totaling 24 volumes.
He also worked with Shotaro Ishinomori on a Skull Manitoba manga based on Ishinomori"s originally intended storyline, which was licensed in the United States by Tokyopop. His baseball manga Gyakkyou Nine was adapted into a live-action Japanese film.
His past assistants include Katsu Aki, Masaaki Fujihara, Eisaku Kubonouchi, and Tetsuo Sanjou. They later appeared as characters in his manga Aoi Honoo.
Bachelor of Science Anime Yobanashi (BSアニメ夜話) (Title Design)
Ashita no Joe no Houteishiki (あしたのジョーの方程式) (Go Sasakibara)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (機動武闘伝Gガンダム)
Sangokushi Taisen (三国志大戦)
Rival Schools (ジャスティス学園) (Hayato Nekketsu)
Live A Live (ライブ・ア・ライブ) (Near Future setting design)
Honoo no Takuhaipin (炎の宅配便) (character design and scenario supervision).