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 ...

. His real name is pronounced the same way, but is written with the kanji . He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Muramatsu High School two years prior to

Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator who worked for Studio Ghibli in his last years. He was born in Gosen, Niigata, Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an animation director on ''Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series), Anne of Green Gables'', ''She ...

. After graduation, he attended Wakō University where he studied

fine art In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function (such as ...

s. In 1972, Yanagisawa won an honorable mention in the 4th Tezuka Shō Manga Story contest for his story ''Makeru na Kisaburō'' (submitted under his real name). His contemporary, Kazuhito Kurosaki, also won second place in the same contest. In 1978, he won the 3rd

Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ...

for '' shōnen'' for '' Tonda Couple''.

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Ketteiban! Yanagisawa Kimio World!
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yanagisawa, Kimio 1948 births Living people Manga artists from Niigata Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)