was a Japanese manga and woodblock artist. Born in

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, marked his debut as a professional manga artist in 1977. Two years later, his most well-known work, '' Mandaraya no Ryouta'', began to be published in

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's '' Weekly Manga Sunday'' magazine. He also served as an instructor in

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's Department of Manga before he died on June 13, 2012, from an

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in Chōfu, Tokyo.

Works

* (''Weekly Manga Sunday'', Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) * (''Weekly Manga Sunday'', Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) * (''

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'', Kodansha) * (''Weekly Morning'', Kodansha) * (''Big Gold'', Shogakukan) * (''Big Gold'', Shogakukan) * (''Shōsetsu Shinchō'', Shinchosha) * (''Comic Tom'', Ushio Shuppan) * (''Monthly Comic Bingo'',

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) * (''Jitsuwajidai'', Media Boy) * (''

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'', Seirindō)

References

1950 births 2012 deaths Artists from Fukuoka Prefecture Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture {{manga-artist-stub