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s and , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective
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series '' Doberman Deka'' (1975–1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series ''
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 ...
'' (1983–1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. He has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including ''
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'' (1998–2004), which won the 2002
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for general manga. Buronson received a Special Award at the 2021 Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists.


Early life and career

Buronson was born on June 16, 1947, in
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. He was the youngest of six children in a farming family. In 2017, he established a
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program in his hometown. The following year he started a manga school, , at the Sakudaira Community Center in Saku on April 15. Tuition is free, and students attend 20 lectures from professional writers, artists and editors throughout the year for a total of 100 hours. After leaving junior high school, Buronson entered the
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to escape poverty. There he became friends with Hiroshi Motomiya. He graduated from there in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1970 he left the Self-Defense Force and was hired by Motomiya as a manga assistant in 1971. He made his manga writing debut in ''
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'' in 1972 with the one-shot ''Gorō-kun Tōjō'', illustrated by Yō Hasebe. He was credited by the pen name Buronson, a nickname given to him by colleagues at Motomiya's studio after they all saw the film '' Adieu l'ami'' and felt he was similar to its actor Charles Bronson. He began his first serial, ''Crime Sweeper'' with Gorō Sakai in 1973. Its title was later changed to ''Pink! Punch! Miyabi''. When he wrote for
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for the first time, he used the pen name Sho Fumimura. It was coined by rearranging the letters of his real name when written in English to "Syo Shimura", then writing it in Japanese and changing some characters. He explained that he generally uses Buronson for action series and Sho Fumimura for comedy and other genres, although there are exceptions to both. In 1975 Buronson began his first hit in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', '' Doberman Deka'' drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. It ran until 1979 and was adapted into two live-action films and a TV show. Shortly after beginning ''Doberman Deka'', Fumimura worked for
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for the first and only time with ''Hakkyū Suikoden Hoero Ryū'', drawn by Mitsuru Hiruta. Also as Fumimura, he started the baseball manga ''Daiki no Mound'' for ''
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'' in 1977 with Kenji Iwasaki. When he also began the Self-Defense Force manga ''Phantom Burai'' in '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' in 1978 with
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, he was writing three series simultaneously for three different publishers. In 1980, he began ''Oh! Takarazuka'' with Shinji Ono for the launch of the ''
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'' magazine '' Young Magazine''. The following year he started ''Rettō 198X'' with Hajime Oki in the same magazine and serialized both at the same time. Also in 1981, Buronson began his first and only ''
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'', ''Hold Up!'' in ''
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'' with Hikaru Yuzuki. He worked with Yuzuki again on ''Maji da yo!!'' (1987–1988) for ''
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''. Buronson's greatest success, ''
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 ...
'' drawn by Tetsuo Hara, made its debut in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1983. Ending in 1988, it spawned a massive franchise and went on to become one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. From 2001–2010 Hara created a ''seinen'' sequel in '' Weekly Comic Bunch'', '' Fist of the Blue Sky'', that Buronson supervised and gave advice on. In 1989, Buronson worked with Kentaro Miura on ''
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'' for
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. They began a sequel entitled ''Orō Den'' in 1990, before working together again on ''
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'' in 1992. From 1995 to 1997, Fumimura worked for Enix on the series ''Tenkū Ninden Battle Voyager'' with Satoru Yuiga. Although he first worked with Ryoichi Ikegami in 1979 for the one-shot ''The Scar'', the two did not work again until ''
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'' combined politics and
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in 1990. When the successful series ended in 1995, they began ''Odyssey''. Although that ended rather quickly after only a year, the team created '' Strain'' (1996–1998) and then ''
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'' (1998–2004) in succession. ''Heat'' earned them the 2002
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for general manga. At Ikegami's request, the author used Sho Fumimura for ''Sanctuary'' and ''Odyssey'', and Buronson for ''Strain'' and ''Heat''. About five months after ''Heat'' ended, Buronson and Ikegami began their fifth series together, ''
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'' (2004–2011). In 2010, Buronson teamed up with Daichi Matsuse for the manga ''Full Swing'' in '' Monthly Shonen Sunday''. He and Ikegami then wrote a sequel to ''Lord'', ''Soul Lord 2'' (2011–2013), before creating ''Rokumonsen Rock'' (2013–2015). As Fumimura, the author worked with Yuka Nagate on ''Silencer'' (2012–2014) about a hitwoman, and with Ikegami on ''
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'' (2016–2020). Buronson and Shiro Yoshida launched the series ''Too Beat'' in ''Big Comic Zōkan'' on May 17, 2021.


Works


As Buronson

* * * *'' Doberman Deka'' (1975–1979, 18 volumes, art by Shinji Hiramatsu) * * *''
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 ...
'' (1983–1988, 27 volumes, art by Tetsuo Hara) * * * * *''
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'' (1992, 1 volume, art by Kentaro Miura) * *'' Strain'' (1996–1998, 5 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) * *''
Heat In thermodynamics, heat is energy in transfer between a thermodynamic system and its surroundings by such mechanisms as thermal conduction, electromagnetic radiation, and friction, which are microscopic in nature, involving sub-atomic, ato ...
'' (1998–2004, 17 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) * * *'' Fist of the Blue Sky'' (2001–2010, 22 volumes, advisor only, story and art by Tetsuo Hara) * *''G -Gokudo Girl-'' (2002–2004, 5 volumes, art by Hidenori Hara) *''
Lord Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the Peerage o ...
'' (2004–2011, 22 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) *''Dog Law'' (2008–2009, art by Atsushi Kamijo) *''Full Swing'' (2010–2012, art by Daichi Matsuse) * *'' Shin Doberman Deka'' (2012–2013, 2 volumes, art by Shinji Hiramatsu) * * *''Too Beat'' (2021–present, art by Shiro Yoshida)


As Sho Fumimura

* * * * * * * * * *''Astronauts'' (1984–1988, art by Hajime Oki) * *''Shogun'' (1988–1991, art by Jūzō Tokoro) * *''
Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...
'' (1990–1995, 12 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) * * * *''G-Hard'' (1998–1999, art by Juzo Tokoro) * *''Silencer'' (2012–2014, art by Yuka Nagate) *''
Begin Begin or Bégin may refer to: People *Begin (surname) Music * Begin (band), a Japanese pop trio * ''Begin'' (David Archuleta album) * ''begin'' (Riyu Kosaka album) * ''Begin'' (Lion Babe album) * ''Begin'' (The Millennium album) * ''beGin'' ...
'' (2016–2020, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buronson 1947 births Living people Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel Japanese racehorse owners and breeders Manga writers Manga artists from Nagano Prefecture 20th-century pseudonymous writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers