was a Japanese
manga artist. He made his debut as a manga artist in 1955 with
kashi-hon
is a Japanese phrase for books and magazines that are rented out. refers to the book rental service it was based on, also just simply called .
began in Japan around c. 1630 because books were too expensive for common people to buy, and th ...
manga. He started as an assistant of
Osamu Tezuka in 1958, but was primarily known for starting out as an assistant of
Fujio Akatsuka five years later. He was best known for his series ''
Dame Oyaji
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Furuya. It was serialized by Shogakukan in '' Shōnen Sunday'' from September 23, 1970 (issue 43) to July 28, 1982 (issue 30). ''Dame Oyaji'' received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga ...
'' ("No-Good Dad", 1970–1982), which gained notoriety by giving a darkly humorous send-up of Japanese family life with a meek, pathetic father married to a cruel and savage wife. The series received the 1979
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being given since ...
for
shōnen,
was adapted into a movie in 1973 and as an
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
television series in 1974.
Furuya died on December 8, 2021, at the age of 85.
Selected works
* Tangerine Flowers Blooming on a Hill (みかんの花さく丘, 1955, Shimura Publishing)
* Netaro-kun (Manga Shonen)
* Hachamecha Lab (Manga Shonen)
* Pinky-chan (ピンキーちゃん , 1968-1969, Shojo Friend)
* Mako-chan (Shojo Friend)
* Princess Pudding-chan (プリンセスプリンちゃん, January to December 1969, Nakayoshi)- Also published in extra New Year and Spring special issues
* No-Good Father (ダメおやじ, 1970-1982, Weekly Shonen Sunday #43 to #30)
* Mandamu Oyako (マンダム親子, 1971-1972, Weekly Shonen King)
* Dotekabo-chan (ドテかぼちゃん, Weekly Shonen King)
* Gutara Mama (ぐうたらママ, April to July 1971, Separate Edition Shonen Magazine)- Prototype to better-known version of the series
* Dokudami-sensei (どくだみ先生, 1973-1974, Weekly Shonen Champion)
* Tecchan (手っちゃん, Weekly Shonen Champion)
* Chitaro of the Graveyard (墓場の血太郎, Weekly Shonen Champion)
* Tomurai-kun (とむらいクン)
* Gutara Mama (ぐうたらママ, 1975-, Mainichi Shimbun "Sunday Club")
* Mother-Loving Chidori (母恋い千鳥, 1975, Princess)
* Rakugo Artist Biography (寄席芸人伝, August 25, 1978-November 25, 1989, Big Comic)
* Hachamecharabo (ハチャメチャラボ, 1979)
* Uwasa no Night Man (噂のナイトマン, 1980)
* Take it Easy Dabo-san (ゆっくりダボさん, 1982)
* Deduction Papa (減点パパ, January 13, 1983-March 28, 1986, Weekly Post)
* BAR Lemon Heart (ＢＡＲレモン・ハート,1985-, Manga Action)
* Our Jingorō (うちの甚五郎, 1986)
* Downtown Mogu (ダウンタウン・モグ, Weekly Josei)- co-authored with Yoshiyuki Ichihara
* What is the golf? (「ホワーッ!」といずゴルフ, 1990)
* Majidesu! Take-chan (マジです! タケちゃん, 1991)
* Granny's Kitchen Secrets's (おばあちゃんの台所秘伝 , 1994)
* Manshon daitōryō (マンション大統領)
References
External links
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
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1936 births
2021 deaths
Japanese people from Manchukuo
Manga artists