Fujio Akatsuka
Fujio Akatsuka was a Japanese manga artist. Known as the "King of Gag Manga" , he created many popular manga such as Osomatsu-kun, Himitsu no Akko-chan, and Tensai Bakabon''.
Biography
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 became a hit, so he became a specialist in comic manga. He won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964 for Osomatsu-kun 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.".
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, Iyami, Chibita, and Nyarome.
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. In July 2006, his second wife Machiko, who had been nursing him, suddenly died from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. On August 2, 2008, he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo.
Works
Among Akatsuka's extensive body of work, his series of Osomatsu-kun, Himitsu no Akko-chan, Tensai Bakabon, and Mōretsu Atarō are often considered his top four major series by Fujio Pro, due to their success in garnering animated adaptations and their lengthy runs and revivals.Serial Works
1950sAngel in the Dark - Assisted Shotaro Ishinomori and Hideko Mizuno, published under the shared pseudonym U.MIAMatsuge-chan- *July–December 1961, RibonNama-chan
- *January 1964-April 1965, Shonen BookOsomatsu-kun - Serialization changed to monthly from August 13, 1967, to allow for less frequent but longer chapters
- *April 1964-March 1969, Separate Edition Shonen Sunday
- *April to December 1966, Boys' Life
- *April to October 1966, Elementary School 4th Grade
- *April to December 1966, Elementary School 2nd Grade
- *April 1966-March 1967, Kindergarten
- *May 1966-March 1967, Elementary School 1st Grade
- *July 1966-March 1967, Monthly Shogakukan Book
- *March 19, 1972 – December 24, 1973, Weekly Shonen King
- *November 1987-March 1990, Comic BomBom
- *February 1988-January 1990, TV MagazineO-chan's Eleven Friends Jinx-kun Himitsu no Akko-chan
- *November 1968-December 1969, Ribon
- *October 1988-September 1989, NakayoshiOtasuke-kun Circus Jinta You're a Shinobi, Sasuke-kun Makasete Chōta Mechakucha NO. 1
- *January–September 1967, Adventure KingSongo-kun Opposite Address 3 Jajako-chan You Love Me-kun Giant Mama Kibimama-chan Thriller Professor Phantom Thief 1/2 Face Fujio Akatsuka's Ganbarima Show Good Morning with Mi-tan Chibita-kun Kikanpo Gen-chan Tensai Bakabon
- *August 1967-January 1969, Separate Edition Shonen Magazine
- *August 24, 1969 – April 5, 1970, Weekly Shonen Sunday
- *September 9, 1969-June 1970, Deluxe Shonen Sunday
- *May 10, 1971 – June 1, 1971, Weekly Bokura Magazine
- *June 27, 1971 – December 7, 1976, Weekly Shonen Magazine
- *August 1974-May 1975, Separate Edition Shonen Magazine
- *June 1976-December 1978, Monthly Shonen Magazine
- *October 1987-October 1991, Comic BomBom
- *November 1987-January 1991, TV Magazine
- *January 1988-February 1989, Monthly Shonen Magazine
- *October 1989-January 1991, Monthly Hero Magazine
- *November 1991-December 1992, Deluxe BomBomHennako-chan Hippie-chan Mōretsu Atarō
- *April 1969-October 1971, Kindergarten
- *October 1969-March 1971, Elementary School 4th Grade
- *January 1970-June 1971, Elementary School 3rd Grade
- *January 1970-November 1971, Elementary School 2nd Grade
- *April 1990-January 1991, Comic BomBom
- *May 1990-January 1991, TV MagazineDekunobo of the Wilderness We are 8 Pro The Flower of Dekoppachi Tensai Bakabon's Old ManZuruchō Has Come Oh! Geba Geba
1980sRomeo and Julie Chibidon Caster - Magazine was published bimonthly until its closure in February 1981Babatchi-sensei What is this Mama? The Virgin☆Toraemon The Flower of Kikuchiyo Waru-chan Piyo the 13th Comedy is Coming Now Basho Matsuo Japan Laughter Story Weekly Special Boy Tokio and Kakeru What Will Fujio Akatsuka Do?! Studying the Great Master Yarasete Ojisan Omusubi-kun
1990sBig in Japan, Putaro's Family MR. Masashi The Cat Houseowner Fujio Akatsuka's Animal Land Liquor Hermit Dayoon''
Short stories
Beyond the Storm - Mainstream debut work, written directly for a tankobon releaseA Flash of Light on the Lake Storm Wharf Dayōn-ojisan Kyuhei and Big Sister Oo Abare Apache-kun Mr. Iyami Inspector Oni Spartako Gang Girl Keroko Unkor Wat Bakumatsu Rare Dog Group Middle-Aged Friday Ujabaland Hanahada-kun Run Away Run Away- ''The Collapse of the Sheeh! Religion ''