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My Take
Here's the thing about Kamui Fujiwara: he spent six years drawing the Dragon Quest: Emblem of Roto saga across 21 volumes, filling every panel with that famously meticulous linework — the work of an artist who, like Katsuhiro Otomo, drew heavily on Moebius — and yet most people who played those Dragon Quest games growing up couldn't tell you his name. That's not a knock, it's almost the point. He's a craftsman in the old sense, somebody who let the work carry the weight instead of himself, quietly earning an honorable mention in the Tezuka Award back in 1979 before most of his readers were born. Born in Arakawa, Tokyo, pen name drawn from the Ainu word for gods and all of creation — there's a quiet confidence in that choice for a kid in high school.
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Overview
Kamui Fujiwara is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born in 1959 in Arakawa, Tokyo. He is known under the name Kamui Fujiwara and maintains an official website as well as a presence on X (formerly Twitter). He debuted in 1979 with an honorable mention in the 18th Tezuka Award and is best known for drawing Dragon Quest: Emblem of Roto (1991–1997, 21 volumes).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kamui Fujiwara
- Name (Japanese)
- 藤原カムイ
- Reading
- ふじわら かむい
- Born
- September 23, 1959 (age 67)
- Origin
- Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga Artist / Illustrator
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kamui Fujiwara born?
Kamui Fujiwara was born on September 23, 1959 and is 67 years old.
Where is Kamui Fujiwara from?
Kamui Fujiwara is from Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Kamui Fujiwara do?
Kamui Fujiwara works as Manga Artist, Illustrator.
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