Jump to content

Fujio Akatsuka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AD53976 (talk | contribs) at 21:59, 13 June 2018 (→Selected works). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Fujio Akatsuka
Born
赤塚 藤雄 (Fujio Akatsuka)

(1935-09-14)September 14, 1935
Luanping, Rehe, Manchukuo
DiedAugust 2, 2008(2008-08-02) (aged 72)
Tokyo, Japan
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Known forTensai Bakabon
Osomatsu-kun
Websitewww.koredeiinoda.net
Part of a series on
Anime and manga
Anime
Manga
Demographic groups
Genres
People
Fandom
General
icon Anime and manga portal

Fujio Akatsuka (赤塚 不二夫, Akatsuka Fujio, September 14, 1935 – August 2, 2008) was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga known as the Gag Manga King. His name at birth is 赤塚 藤雄, whose Japanese pronunciation is the same as 赤塚 不二夫.

He was born in Rehe, Manchuria, the son of a Japanese military police officer. After World War II, he grew up in Niigata Prefecture and Nara Prefecture. When he was 19, he moved to Tokyo.

While working at a chemical factory, he drew many manga. After that, Tokiwa-so accepted him. He started his career as a shōjo artist, but in 1958, his Nama-chan (ナマちゃん) became a hit, so he became a specialist in comic manga. He won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964 for Osomatsu-kun[1] and the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1971 for Tensai Bakabon. He is said to have been influenced by Buster Keaton and MAD magazine.

In 1965, Akatsuka established his own company "Fujio Productions Ltd.".[2]

In 2000, he drew manga in braille for the blind.

Many of his manga featured supporting characters who ended up becoming more popular and more associated with their series than the main character, such as Papa (Tensai Bakabon), Iyami, Chibita (Osomatsu-kun), and Nyarome (Mōretsu Atarō).

In April 2002 he was hospitalized for intra-axial hematoma and was said to frequently be in a persistent vegetative state from 2004 until his death.[3] In July 2006, his second wife Machiko, who had been nursing him, suddenly died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage.[4] On August 2, 2008, he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo.[5]

Selected works

Assistants

See also

References

  1. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Introduction". Fujio Productions.
  3. ^ Kenichi Nagira Fanclub bulletin
  4. ^ ZAKZAK 2006-7-25 Machiko-san, wife of Akatsuka Fujio dies
  5. ^ "Mangaka Akatsuka Fujio dies" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2008-08-02. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Stub icon

This biographical article about a manga artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fujio_Akatsuka&oldid=845752934"