was 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 made his debut as a manga artist in 1955 with
kashi-hon manga. He started as an assistant of
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...
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'' ("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
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...
for
shōnen,
was adapted into a movie in 1973 and as an
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
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