Kazuhiro Fujita
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga artist
. He graduated from Nihon University
. He made his professional manga debut in Shōnen Sunday
in 1989. He is most famous for the manga Ushio and Tora
, for which he won Shogakukan Manga Award
for shōnen
in 1992 and the Seiun Award in 1997, and the long-running Karakuri Circus
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. He graduated from Nihon University
Nihon University
Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....
. He made his professional manga debut in Shōnen Sunday
Shonen Sunday
, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
in 1989. He is most famous for the manga Ushio and Tora
Ushio and Tora
is a yōkai manga by Kazuhiro Fujita. It received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1992. It was adapted into three OVA series: one with six episodes released from September 11, 1992 to February 1, 1993; one with four episodes released from June 11, 1993 to August 1, 1993; and one single...
, for which he won Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
in 1992 and the Seiun Award in 1997, and the long-running Karakuri Circus
Karakuri Circus
is a manga by Kazuhiro Fujita, also the manga artist of Ushio and Tora. The manga was published in the Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine . The manga is currently available as individually compiled and bound tankōbon....
.
Works
- Ushio and ToraUshio and Torais a yōkai manga by Kazuhiro Fujita. It received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1992. It was adapted into three OVA series: one with six episodes released from September 11, 1992 to February 1, 1993; one with four episodes released from June 11, 1993 to August 1, 1993; and one single...
1990-1996, 33 volumes, Shonen SundayShonen Sunday, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :... - Karakuri CircusKarakuri Circusis a manga by Kazuhiro Fujita, also the manga artist of Ushio and Tora. The manga was published in the Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine . The manga is currently available as individually compiled and bound tankōbon....
1997-2006, 43 volumes, Shonen Sunday - Yoru no Uta (collection of short stories drawn 1988-1994)
- Akatsuki no Uta (collection of short stories drawn 1996-2003)
- Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu, 2007, Big Comic SpiritsBig Comic Spiritsis a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan and aimed at males 20–25 years old. It originally launched on October 14, 1980. The culture of food, sports, love relationships, and business provide the themes for its featured series, which often question conventional values...
- The Black Museum: Springald, 2007, Morning
- Moonlight Act, 2008-current, Shonen Sunday
- He created the original BakegyamonBakegyamonis an anime and manga series. Kazuhiro Fujita created the original concept. Mitsuhisa Tamura created the story and art of the manga. The series ran in Shōnen Sunday from 2006 vol. 13 through 2007 vol. 16....
concept
Anime
- Ushio and ToraUshio and Torais a yōkai manga by Kazuhiro Fujita. It received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1992. It was adapted into three OVA series: one with six episodes released from September 11, 1992 to February 1, 1993; one with four episodes released from June 11, 1993 to August 1, 1993; and one single...
, 10-episode OAV - Karakuri CircusKarakuri Circusis a manga by Kazuhiro Fujita, also the manga artist of Ushio and Tora. The manga was published in the Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine . The manga is currently available as individually compiled and bound tankōbon....
, as a Shōnen SundayShonen Sunday, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
commercial - Karakuri no Kimi, one-episode OAV - released in English as Puppet Princess
Assistants
- Nobuyuki AnzaiNobuyuki Anzaiis a Japanese manga artist. He was an assistant of Kazuhiro Fujita.-Works: ; English translation: * MÄR ; English translation:...
- Kazurou InoueKazurou Inoueis a Japanese manga artist.Born May 1, 1970, he received recognition for his manga at the 40th Rookie Comic Awards. After training under Kazuhiro Fujita, he published Heat Wave in Shōnen Sunday Super for a short while....
- Yukiwo Katayama
- Tatsuya Kaneda
- Makoto RaikuMakoto Raikuis a manga artist whose works have appeared prominently in Shogakukan's publication Shōnen Sunday. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga Ushio & Tora, he started creating several one-shots for the shōnen manga anthology such as Bird Man , Hero Ba-Ban and Genmai Blade is a...