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简介

[Website](http://konstone.s-kon.net) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/konsatoshi) Japanese manga artist and anime director. Kon studied Graphic Design at Musashino Art University with the intention of becoming a painter. While still in college, he debuted as a mangaka with the short Toriko (1984), coming second in the 10th Annual Tetsuya Chiba Awards held by Young Magazine. After graduating, he created the manga Kaikisen (1990) and captured the attention of [Katsuhiro Ootomo](https://anilist.co/staff/96872/), who hired Kon to work on his [World Apartment Horror](https://anilist.co/manga/49058/) manga. He debuted in the anime industry with [Roujin Z](https://anilist.co/anime/2000/), a movie written by Ootomo who became a great influence on Kon's early career. In 1993, he worked with Mamoru Oshii on [Patlabor 2](https://anilist.co/anime/1096/) as a layout artist, and the two then collaborated on the [Seraphim 266613336 Wings](https://anilist.co/manga/52441/) manga. He debuted as an episode director and scriptwriter on the 5th episode of [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/666/) followed by the short Magnetic Rose, in Ootomo's anthology [Memories](https://anilist.co/anime/1462/). He made his directorial debut with [Perfect Blue](https://anilist.co/anime/437/) in 1997. Kon's death by pancreatic cancer was reported on August 24, 2010, shortly before his 47th birthday. Before passing, he composed a final message that was posthumously uploaded to his blog by his family. His last film, [The Dream Machine](https://anilist.co/anime/6585/), remains incomplete. Younger brother of [Tsuyoshi Kon](https://anilist.co/staff/361096).