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Rakuten Kitazawa

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Japanese manga artist (1876-1955)

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Kitazawa Yasuji , known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten , was a Japanese manga and nihonga artist, who was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. He drew editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa era.

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Kitazawa Yasuji , known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten , was a Japanese manga and nihonga artist, who was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. He drew editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga, and his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators.

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Japan
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Artists
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1876 to 1955 · aged 79
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