- Toshiko Ueda
, all three of which are read as Toshiko Ueda in English.
Toshiko is best known for her manga "Fuichin-san", which won the 5th annual Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Excellence and the 1960
Shogakukan Manga Award . She was also recognized for "distinguished service" during the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Copyright Act in 1999. She was one of the first female shojo artists at a time when the field was dominated by men.Selected works
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Shojo Book ", 1951 to December, 1958.
*, "Ribon ", September 1955 to Dec 1961.
*, "Shojo Club ", January 1957 to March 1962.
*, "Heibon ", February 1958 to April 1969.
*, "Ashita no Tomo ", 1973 to 2002.Biography
* 1917: Born in
Tokyo . 40 days later, her family moves toHarbin ,Manchuria . They return toJapan after she graduated from elementary school. At this time, Ueda discoversKatsuji Matsumoto 's "Poku-chan" and decides to become a manga artist.* 1935: Becomes Katsuji Matsumoto's apprentice.
* 1942: Returns to Harbin, Manchuria, where she works in the offices of the Manchuria Railroad. Switches jobs to work at the "Harbin Daily Newspaper", where she remains until the end of
WWII .* 1945: Age 28. The War ends and she is held in detention for 1 year. During this time she draws manga to help cheer up people from the war's aftermath.
* 1946: Is repatriated to Japan in October.
* 1951: Age 34. "Shojo Book" magazine debuts, and with it is Ueda's own first manga, "Boku-chan".
* 1955: "
Ribon " magazine debuts, and with it is the first chapter of Ueda's "Bonko-chan".* 1957: Age 40. "Fuichin-san" starts running in "Shojo Club" magazine, based on Ueda's experiences in Harbin.
* 1960: "Fuichin-san" and "Bonko-chan" win the 5th Annual
Shogakukan Manga Award . [cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title=小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19]* 1989: "Ako-Baachan" wins the Japan Cartoonists Association's Award for Excellence.
* 1999: Ueda receives a special cultural award as part of the 100th anniversary of the Japanese copyright act.
* 2003: Ueda is given the Japan Cartoonists Association's Ministry award.
* 2003: Release of the 60-minute
anime adaptation of "Fuichin-san" fromEkura Animal .* 2008: Suffers a fatal
heart attack at her home in Tokyo on March 7, age 90.References
* [http://darumad.hp.infoseek.co.jp/index.html Studio Ekura Animal] ja icon
External Links
* [http://www.nihonmangakakyokai.or.jp/ Japan Cartoonists Association] ja icon
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