Tsunomaru
Tsunomaru is a Japanese manga artist who writes mostly shōnen manga. He debuted in 1991 with "Go Go Pocho Mukin", which received the Shōnen Weekly Jump newcomer's award. Tsunomaru is best known for the horse-racing comedy Midori no Makibaō, which was adapted as a 61-episode anime television series and received the 1997 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.
Style
Tsunomaru is known for his distinct drawing style. Most of his characters have monkey-like features, most notable in his manga Mon [Mon Mon!], including short stature, small eyes, large nostrils, big lips, and if male, exposed genitals.Works
- Mon mon mon, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Midori no Makibaō, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Survibee, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Jūshin Igari Tora Jirō, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Gocchan desu!!, Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Taiyō no Makibaō, Weekly Playboy
- Taiyō no Makibaō W, ''Weekly Playboy''