- Born
- Kaoru Shintani was born on April 26, 1951 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. He is a writer, known for Area 88 (1985), Cleopatra D.C. (1989) and Buttobi CPU (1997). He is married to Kayono Saeki.
- SpouseKayono Saeki(19? - present)
- Shintani served as an assistant to anime legend Leiji Matsumoto. In return, Matsumoto made Shintani into a character in two of his works: Shintani was a cook in Space Battleship Yamato (1974) and later became Yattaran in Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978).
- He cites his mentor Leiji Matsumoto as an influence on his work.
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