Fujio Akatsuka
Japanese manga artist (1935–2008)
Fujio Akatsuka (赤塚 不二夫, Akatsuka Fujio, September 14, 1935 – August 2, 2008) was a Japanese artist of manga. He was known as the Gag Manga King. He won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1964 for Osomatsu-kun[1] and the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1971 for Tensai Bakabon.
Fujio Akatsuka | |
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Born | 赤塚 藤雄 (Fujio Akatsuka) September 14, 1935 |
Died | August 2, 2008 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 72)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Manga artist |
Known for | Tensai Bakabon Osomatsu-kun Himitsu no Akko-chan |
Website | www |
In April 2002 he was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma and was in a coma from 2004 until his death.[2] On August 2, 2008, he died of pneumonia at a hospital in Bunkyō, Tokyo.[3]
References
change- ↑ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ↑ Kenichi Nagira Fanclub bulletin
- ↑ "Mangaka Akatsuka Fujio dies" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2008-08-02. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05.