| Kim Young-oh | |
|---|---|
 Kim Young-oh at the Japan Expo, Paris, 2007 | |
| Born | April 19, 1976 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Area(s) | Writer, Artist |
Notable works | Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man |
| Kim Young-oh | |
| Hangul | 김영오 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金榮五 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeong-o |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yǒng'o |
Kim Young-oh (born April 19,1976) is a South Korean manhwa writer and illustrator.
His first work (with Jeon Sang-Young (전상영) writer) was the High School (발작Bal Jack) a 12 volumes action,comedy and sonyeon (boys) manhwa.
Kim is responsible for creating the Banya stories of Banya:The Explosive Delivery Man (폭주배달부반야,Pok Ju Baedal Bu Banya) of which there are five volumes. Originally highly successful in South Korea,they tell of the adventures of Banya,a speedy,wild and savvy teen-age hero working for the Gaya Desert Post Office with its motto "Fast. Precise. Secure." with all the romance of the unstoppable Pony Express of the American wild west.
He began writing stories in 2004,and Dark Horse Comics in the United States published the first volume in September 2006 with the next four volumes of Banya,in just over a year.
Kim's most recent work is Ghost (귀(鬼) Gwi (Gui)) as illustrator with Oh Rae Balg Eum (오래밝음) writer which started in 2006 and finished in 2008. This is a seongin (adult) fantasy manhwa. The chapters are published in Booking anthology. Five volumes have been published.
Park Joong Gi was once his assistant
The Banya comics feature a short note from the author as Kim includes a heartfelt dedication to his own mother for her "selfless sacrifices" to him throughout her lifetime. [1]
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Freezing is a Japanese manga written by Dall-Young Lim and illustrated by Kwang-Hyun Kim. The series revolves around the invasion of Earth by an interdimensional force called the Nova,and a special military group of genetically engineered young women called Pandoras. Pandoras fight alongside their male partners known as Limiters,who are created to combat the Nova. The story centers around Kazuya Aoi,a Limiter whose late sister was a Pandora,and Satellizer el Bridget,a Pandora with a cold personality who is known as the "Untouchable Queen" due to her intense aphephobia. Both are enrolled at West Genetics Academy,which is a training school for Pandoras and Limiters.
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