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is a Japanese
manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...
. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', '' City Hunter'' and '' Angel Heart''. After the success of '' Cat's Eye'' and '' City Hunter'', Hojo went on to work on other series such as ''Family Compo''. His most recent series is '' Angel Heart'', a spin–off of ''City Hunter'' set in an alternate universe. It was first serialized in the '' Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2001 to 2010 and then from 2010 to 2017. 30 collected volumes have been published so far. Tsukasa Hojo is
Takehiko Inoue is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for the basketball series ''Slam Dunk'' (1990–1996), and the ''jidaigeki'' manga '' Vagabond'', which are two of the best-selling manga series in history. Many of his works are about basketball, I ...
's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of ''City Hunter''. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of ''
Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 volumes ...
'' illustrator Tetsuo Hara, who was also one of the founders of Coamix. Hojo contributed to the production '' Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior'' film series by designing the character of Reina. He was honor guest of the eleventh French
Japan Expo Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind outside Japan – taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival – Comic-Con Paris, Kultima – and expanded to inclu ...
which was held in July 2010. Hojo is scheduled to be the Manga Guest of Honor at
Japan Expo Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind outside Japan – taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival – Comic-Con Paris, Kultima – and expanded to inclu ...
2023.


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at Media Arts Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Hojo, Tsukasa 1959 births Living people People from Kitakyushu Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture