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Big Comic Original newcomer extra number(Shogakukan)
Ghost story of Heisei 50 (Wani Magazine)
Ookina Pocket (Fukuinkan)
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Chief of comics study group in Komaba high school
Chief editor of Aoyanma and chief editor of copy magazine study group in AoyamaGakuin University
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I am an assistant and have participated from the very first work of "Enka-no-Tatsu" at Mr,Yasuhiko Takata's workshop.
Before, I also had experience acting as an assistant at the place of Noriko Nakayama and Motofumi Takaoka.
I have been drawing portraits at the school festival at Aoyama Gakuin University for 12 years now. The price is 200 yen each.
It is usually held at the end of October. Please come!
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Career. Main works.
In my childhood I wanted to become a successful comics cartoonist and I continued drawing original comics. However, in my youth, when I came to know Sanpei Shirato and Shinzi Nagashima, my style changed
gradually toward the literary route. For a while, I drew major boys comics too. After entering university, I submitted boys comics to a publishing company, but I was criticized and my confidence was shattered. In those days, I was influenced by pure literature, including the works of Dostoevski and Naoya Shiga,and my zeal to create literary comics increased.
A comic "The loneliness of pretty face-hunter Shou" that I drew at the age of 19 was a runner up for the four seasons prize of
Kodansha's "Afternoon magazine contest" (unpublished). I lost patience when my new story proposal was not accepted. I continued to complete comics and contribute to Shogakukan.
"Yasuko" won the Big Comic "fine work" prize (also unpublished). I was trained under Mr,Oshima. Still my story proposals were not
accepted. I finished the work "Cafe" and it did not make it past the second examination. When " My turn of cleaning (Souzi Touban)", which I regard as my best work, was rejected in the first examination then I lost energy completely. I concentrated for a while on my studies and graduation thesis and participated in a teacher-training course.
In those days, I began my membership activities with a literary coterie magazine. I started the individual circle Kocho-sha and
participated in Comic market and Comitia. I also participated in the literary coterie magazine "Piro", and drew some unique comics, such as "M" "J". "The Lady Who Loved Insects"(Mushimezuru-Himegimi)" was self-published. But I could not succeed in the world of coterie magazines and became very tired.
Again, I returned to Shogakukan, but Mr,Oshima had moved to Chao magazine. At his recommendation, my mentor became Mr, Sonoda of Big Comic Superiall magazine. I tried hard for over a year and produced "The witch on the roof (Yane no Ue no Majo)", which won the Shogakukan youth comics fine work grand-prize.
Then, while acting as Mr,Takata's assistant I presented one comic per year. I introduced "Knife in pocket" and "Shai-ko and the bookworm" in an introductory special edition. I then presented some adult works under the name of Erosu-shujin. Several pieces were in
the horror comics magazine of the Wani Magazine Company. I participated with drawings in work of appendix comics with the
picture-book writer "Snowman of Kitikiti town" of Hukuinnkan'sOokina-Pocket magazine.
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