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Buronson

Japanese manga artist · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1947 · age 79

Yoshiyuki Okamura , known by the pen names Buronson (武論尊) and Sho Fumimura , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series Doberman Deka (1975-1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu.

Buronson is read about 351 times a day, in 15 languages.

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He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series Fist of the North Star (1983-1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. He has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including Heat (1998-2004), which won the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Buronson received a Special Award at the 2021 Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists.

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Writers
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Born 1947 · age 79

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