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"Joker" Junya Inoue is a Japanese artist who most frequently works on video games and manga but has also done experiments in other media. He ''usually'' eschews the typical anime style in favor of more depth, shading, and realistic bodily proportions, with a few influences by 70's and 80's {{seinen}} artists. He started out at Creator/{{Toaplan}}, then moved on to Gazelle when Toaplan went bankrupt, then joined Creator/{{CAVE}} for a while after Gazelle went bankrupt, then took a break to do manga and refine his art style, then returned to CAVE to establish the VideoGame/DeathSmiles series. His official website is [[http://www5.airnet.ne.jp/jokerjun/ here]]

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[[folder: He has been the lead artist for the following: ]]

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* VideoGame/{{Dogyuun}}
* Knuckle Bash
* {{Batsugun}}
* VideoGame/SailorMoonArcade
* AirGallet
* [[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi]] series (first three games)
* VideoGame/EspRaDe
* VideoGame/{{Guwange}}
* Relationship Calendar 1999 edition: 11-year-old girls
* Relationship Calendar 2000 edition: 12-year-old girls
* VideoGame/{{Progear}}
* Relationship Calendar 2001 edition: male characters
* Skull Hornets: Batsugun Manga
* Manga/OtogiMatsuri
* Youkai Hunter - Yami no Kyakujin
* VideoGame/DeathSmiles series
* Manga/{{Btooom}}
[[/index]]

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!!His works frequently contain examples of the following:
* AuthorAppeal: Young girls, especially blond-haired-blue-eyed with short wide heads. He is also into very young brunette girls who wear a specific type of hat, to the point where most of his references to his own past work involve Irori Mimasaka in some way.
%%* CreepyChild
%%* DropDeadGorgeous
%%* TroubledButCute
%%* {{Youkai}}
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