"The Seven Night Wishing Star, Jirachi"

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The Seven NightStar of Wishing, Jirachi manga adaptation was written and drawn by Suigun Ouchi (大内水軍). In 1998, Mr. Ouchi quit his 24-year run as a worker at the "Comi-Comi Studio" bookstore to become a lecturer at the Chinese Newspaper Information Culture Center (中国新聞情報文化センター). He has been working as a manga artist, together with his mentors Saharu Abeha (阿部雅治) and Daitarou Nishihara (西原大太郎), and has managed to make a name for himself in a short amount of time. Ouchi-sensei has won a number of "Best New Manga Artist" awards from the likes of Monthly Shounen Jump (March 1999 for The Earth's Representative Number Four Batter (地球代表４番打者)), Shogakukan (June 2000, for (風の蹴り丸)), and Hakusen Yang Animal Comics (September 2000, Guy Flag (ガイフラッグ)).

Suigun Ouchi made his official debut as a mangaka in the September 2000 issue of CoroCoro Comics with his work The Hot Judou Spirit Ippon! (熱き柔道魂イッポン！柔郎太). Since then he has been busy creating new manga every year, including Muscle King (マッスルキング) and The Seven Night Star of Wishing, Jirachi (七夜の願い星・ジラーチ).

Suigun Ouchi has an official website, which can be viewed here. The website features a complete list of works and a galleries for his two Pocket Monsters manga, The Seven Night Star of Wishing, Jirachi and Snatcher Leo.

Manga by Suigun Ouchi:

1998 - ??? (風の蹴り丸)
1998 - The Earth's Representative Number Four Batter (地球代表４番打者)
1998 - Fight Ja Ken!! (ファイトじゃケン！！)
1998 - Gift Hunter Get (景品ハンターゲット)
1999 - Guy Flag (ガイフラッグ)
1999 - Bonsoir, Count (ボンソワール伯爵)
1999 - Real Hero (リアルヒーロー)
1999 - Hearbreaker (ＨＥＡＲＴ・ＢＲＥＡＫＥＲ)
1999 - Current Affairs Mystery Theory (時事怪説)
2000 - The Hot Judou Spirit Ippon! (熱き柔道魂イッポン！柔郎太)
2000 - Dream Quest (ドリームクエスト)
2000 - Muscle King (マッスルキング)
2001 - A Man of Extraordinary Talent! Vajra-kun (怪傑！金剛くん)
2002 - Beast! Beast Shooter Meteor (獣撃！ビーストシューター流星)
2003 - Project BOO (プロジェクトＢＯＯ)
2003 - The Seven Nights' Star of Wishing, Jiraachi (七夜の願い星・ジラーチ)
2003 - Snatcher Leo (スナッチャーレオ)

It is unknown if Suigun Ouchi is working on any new manga at the moment.

| Story Synopsis | Differences between the movie and the comic | About the Author |