Osamu Akimoto
| Osamu Akimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 11, 1952 Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan |
| Pen name | Tatsuhiko Yamadome |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Period | 1976–present |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Subject | Shōnen manga |
Osamu Akimoto (秋本 治 Akimoto Osamu) is a Japanese manga artist born on December 11, 1952 in Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running series Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, which has been continuously published in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1976. With over 1800 chapters collected into 194 tankōbon volumes, it is the manga series with the highest number of volumes. By February 2012, the series had sold over 155 million copies,[1] making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. He debuted with Kochikame under the pen name of "Tatsuhiko Yamadome" (山止 たつひこ) in 1976. He changed to using his real name in 1978, after Kochikame reached its 100th chapter.
In November 2010, Akimoto was one of several manga artists that held a press conference in opposition to Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths's Bill 156.[2]
In February 2014, he drew the one-shot "Vocalo" which is set 50 years after the rise of Vocaloid technology and ran in the shōjo manga magazine Margaret.[3] The following year, Grand Jump published his "Arii yo Jū wo Ute!" one-shot in January 2015.[4]
Works
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所, 1976-present, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump)
- Mr. Clice (1989, serialized in Monthly Shonen Jump)
- "Time..." (時は…, 2008, published in Jump SQ.)
- "Vocalo" (2014, published in Margaret)
- "Arii yo Jū wo Ute!" (2015, published in Grand Jump)
Assistants
- Chinatsu Tomizawa
- Hiroshi Aro
- Usune Masatoshi
- Naoki Azuma
- Shōgo Sakamoto
- Yoshihiro Kuroiwa
References
- ↑ "Top 10 Shonen Jump Manga by All-Time Volume Sales". Anime News Network. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "Manga Creators' Panels on New Youth Ordinance Bill Streamed". Anime News Network. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "Kochikame's Akimoto Draws Vocaloid Shōjo One-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ↑ "Kochikame's Akimoto Draws 'Arii yo Jū wo Ute!' One-Shot". Anime News Network. 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
External links
- Osamu Akimoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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