Kazuhiro Fujita
| Kazuhiro Fujita 藤田 和日郎 | |
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 Kazuhiro Fujita at Lucca Comics & Games 2016 | |
| Born | May 24, 1964 Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Ushio & Tora, Karakuri Circus, Moonlight Act, Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi |
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Kazuhiro Fujita (藤田 和日郎, Fujita Kazuhiro, born May 24, 1964 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan)[4] is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Nihon University.[5] He made his professional manga debut in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1989. He is known for his manga series Ushio & Tora and Karakuri Circus. For Ushio & Tora, Fujita won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1992 and the Seiun Award in 1997.
Influences
[edit]Fujita stated that he wanted to become a manga artist after reading Rumiko Takahashi's "When My Eyes Got Wings" (闇をかけるまなざし, Yami wo Kakeru Manazashi). He also named Yōsuke Takahashi, Satoshi Yoshida and Daijiro Morohoshi as influences.[6]
Works
[edit]- Ushio & Tora (うしおととら, Ushio to Tora), 1990–1996, 33 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- Yoru no Uta (夜の歌), 1995 (collection of short stories published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from 1988 to 1994)
- Karakuri Circus (からくりサーカス, Karakuri Sākasu) 1997–2006, 43 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- Akatsuki no Uta (暁の歌), 2004 (collection of short stories published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Young Sunday from 1996 to 2003)
- Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu (邪眼は月輪に飛ぶ), 2006–2007, one volume, Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits
- The Black Museum: Springald (黒博物館 スプリンガルド, Kuro Hakubutsukan Supuringarudo), 2007, one volume, Kodansha's Morning[7]
- Moonlight Act (月光条例, Gekkō Jōrei), 2008–2014, 29 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- The Black Museum: Ghost and Lady (黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レデ, Kuro Hakubutsukan Gōsuto ando Redi), 2014–2015, 2 volumes, Kodansha's Morning
- Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi (双亡亭壊すべし), 2016–2021, 25 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- The Black Museum: Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ, Kuro Hakubutsukan Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore), 2022–2023, 6 volumes, Kodansha's Morning
Other
[edit]- Ayakashidō no Hōrai (あやかし堂のホウライ), 2004–2006, original concept, 3 volumes, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Super
- BakéGyamon (妖逆門, Bakegyamon), 2006–2007, original concept
Anime adaptations
[edit]- Ushio & Tora, 1992–1993 10-episode OVA
- Ushio & Tora: Comically Deformed Theater, 1993 one-episode parody OVA
- Karakuri Circus, 1998 Weekly Shōnen Sunday commercial
- Puppet Princess, 2000 one-episode OVA adapting a short story published in Yoru no Uta
- Ushio & Tora, 2015–2016 anime television series
- Karakuri Circus, 2018–2019 anime television series
Master
[edit]Assistants
[edit]- Nobuyuki Anzai[9]
- Kazurou Inoue[9]
- Yukio Katayama[9] (Hanamote Katare, Furo Girl!, Yoake no Ryodan)
- Tatsuya Kaneda[9] (Ayakashidō no Hōrai)
- Makoto Raiku[9]
- Hiroshi Fukuda[9] (Mushibugyō, 5-fungo no Sekai, Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite)
References
[edit]- ^ a b 『うしおととら』『からくりサーカス』の藤田和日郎氏、重大発表を予告. Oricon (in Japanese). March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ 星雲賞受賞作品リスト. nippon2007.org (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ 藤田和日郎. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Nakano, Hiroyuki (September 2000). マンガ家スペシャルインタビュー藤田和日郎 [Manga Artist Special Interview – Kazuhiro Fujita]. Da Vinci (in Japanese) (77). Media Factory: 108–109.
- ^ 藤田和日郎先生 直撃インタビュー 完全版 – 第2回 マンガ家を目指した経緯. Jump SQ. (in Japanese). Shueisha. August 2008. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Mainichi review: Springald Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fujita, Kazuhiro (July 16, 2006). からくりサーカス公式ガイドブック サーカスのすべて [Karakuri Circus Official Guidebook — All About the Circus] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. p. 252. ISBN 4-09-127771-3.
- ^ a b c d e f Fujita, Kazuhiro (July 16, 2006). からくりサーカス公式ガイドブック サーカスのすべて [Karakuri Circus Official Guidebook — All About the Circus] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. pp. 264–275. ISBN 4-09-127771-3.
Further reading
[edit]- 浦沢直樹の漫勉 — 藤田 和日郎 [Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions: Kazuhiro Fujita] (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kazuhiro Fujita's Backstage section at Web Sunday (in Japanese)
- Kazuhiro Fujita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
