Masashi Ueda
Masashi Ueda æ¤ç”° ã¾ã•ã— | |
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Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kobo, the Li'l Rascal |
Masashi Ueda (æ¤ç”° ã¾ã•ã— Ueda Masashi, born 1947 in Tokyo[1]) is a manga artist who wrote Kobo, the Li'l Rascal, a four-panel comic that has headlined Daily Yomiuri since 1982 and has amassed over 10,000 strips and 60 compilation volumes, as well as inspiring an anime adaptation.[2]
Ueda began drawing comic book strips when he worked in his brother's cram school. Ueda began producing Furiten-kun, a comic book strip about a mahjong player, in 1979.[1] In 1982 Ueda won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award.[1][3] During that year he began producing Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. In 1988, as part of the United Nations International Literacy Year he visited Nepal as a special commissioner. In 1999 the Japan Comic Artists Association awarded Ueda a prize.[1]
Works
Title | Year | Notes | Refs[4] |
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Furiten-kun | 1980–94 | Serialized in Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, Gamble Punch, Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 19 volumes |
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Kobo, the Li'l Rascal | 1982–present | Serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Published by Soyosha in 60 volumes, Houbunsha in 33 volumes |
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Osusume Furiten-kun | 1991–92 | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 8 volumes |
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Shin Furiten-kun | 2002–present | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 3 volumes |
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hon nya ra gokko kariagekun (ã»ã‚“ã«ã‚ƒã‚‰ã‚´ãƒƒã‚³ ã‹ã‚Šã‚ã’クン (ja:ã‹ã‚Šã‚ã’クン) ?) | Published by Action Comics in 48 volumes | ||
OtobokekachÅ (ãŠã¨ã¼ã‘課長?, Contact innocent manager) | Published by Honbunsha in 27 volumes | ||
Furiten-kun (フリテンãã‚“?) | Published by Bamboo Comics in 17 volumes | ||
Tokumori! Ueda masashi (特盛!æ¤ç”°ã¾ã•ã—?) | Published by Manga Time / My Pal Comics in 11 volumes | ||
SukkarakÄsan (ã™ã£ã‹ã‚‰æ¯ã•ã‚“?) | Published 8 volumes | ||
Masashi-kun (ã¾ã•ã—å›?) | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 5 volumes | ||
Nonki-kun (ã®ã‚“ãå›?) | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 4 volumes | ||
Rakuten Papa (らãã¦ã‚“パパ?) | Published in Kondansha Comics, 3 volumes | ||
Nikoniko ega otto (ã«ã“ã«ã“エガ夫?) | Published by Bamboo comics, 2 volumes | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. Volume 2 Bilingual. August 2001. Kodansha International. ISBN 4-7700-2663-3, ISBN 978-4-7700-2663-7. Cover inlet.
- ↑ McCarthy, Helen. "Daily Manga: The Long Runners". Helen McCarthy: A Face Made for Radio. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "æ–‡è—春秋漫画賞." ZTV. Retrieved on September 2, 2009. "・『フリテンãã‚“ã€ã€Žã¾ã•ã—å›ã€ã€Žã‹ã‚Šã‚ã’クンã€ï¼ˆæ¤ç”°ã¾ã•ã—)"
- ↑ "著者:æ¤ç”° ã¾ã•ã—" [Author: Masashi Ueda]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ "コボã¡ã‚ƒã‚“ (60) (Soyosha comics)" [Kobo-chan (60) (Soyosha comics)] (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ↑ "Works" (in Japanese). Houbunsha. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
External links
- Masashi Ueda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Masashi Ueda interview at Manga Time (Japanese)
- Masahi Ueda article on Kobo-chan (Japanese)
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