Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957.
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Fujiko Fujio AAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Fumi YoshinagaAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Toshiko UedaAlso won Japan Cartoonists Association Award
Hitoshi IwaakiAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Gengoroh TagameAlso won Japan Cartoonists Association AwardKazuichi HanawaAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Fumi YoshinagaAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural PrizeToshiko UedaAlso won Japan Cartoonists Association AwardHitoshi IwaakiAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural PrizeGengoroh TagameAlso won Japan Cartoonists Association AwardKazuichi HanawaAlso won Tezuka Osamu Cultural PrizeAbout this person
Yoshihiro Tatsumi was a Japanese manga artist whose work was first published in his teens, and continued through the rest of his life. He is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative manga in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957. His work frequently illustrated the darker elements of life.
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JapanCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2015 · aged 79
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