Fujio Akatsuka

Infobox Person


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name = Fujio Akatsuka
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birth_name =
birth_date = Birth date|1935|9|14|mf=y
birth_place = Rehe, Manchuria
death_date = death date and age|2008|08|02|1935|9|14|mf=y
death_place = Tokyo, Japan
death_cause = Pneumonia
nationality = Japanese
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known_for =
occupation = Manga artist
website = [http://www.koredeiinoda.net/ Official website]

nihongo|Fujio Akatsuka|赤塚 不二夫|Akatsuka Fujio|September 14, 1935–August 2, 2008 was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga.

He was born in Rehe, Manchuria, the son of a Japanese military police officer. After World War II, he grew up in Niigata Prefecture and Nara Prefecture. When he was 19, he moved to Tokyo.

While working at a chemical factory, he drew many manga. After that, Tokiwa-so accepted him. He started his career as a shōjo artist, but in 1958, his "Nama-chan" (ナマちゃん) became a hit, so he became a specialist in comic manga. He won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964 for "Osomatsu-kun".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] He is said to have been influenced by Buster Keaton and "MAD" magazine. In 2000, he drew manga in braille for the blind.

Since April 2002, he had been bedridden due to intra-axial hematoma.Fact|date=August 2008

Personal Info

*Bloodtype A型
*Permanent Residence Niigata Prefecture
*Cat Lover

elected works

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Assistants

*Kunio Hase
*Mitsutoshi Furuya
*Kazuyoshi Torii
*Ken'ichi Kitami
*Yoshiko Tsuchida
*Kenichiro Takai
*Tsutomu Adachi

External Links

* [http://www.koredeiinoda.net/ official homepage]
* [http://akatsuka-kaikan.ome.jp/index.htm memorium homepage]
* [http://www.jinbutsu.org/index.html interview record]

ee also

*Akatsuka Award

References

Persondata
NAME= Akatsuka, Fujio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Manga artist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1935-9-14
PLACE OF BIRTH= Rehe, Manchuria
DATE OF DEATH= August 2, 2008
PLACE OF DEATH= Tokyo, Japan