Michi fujimoto biography
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Michi fujimoto biography
Fujiko A. Fujio’s Manga Legacy: The Dark Humor and Underdog Spirit of Abiko Motoo
A Pair of Giants in the Manga World
On April 7, 2022, the celebrated manga artist Fujiko A. Fujio passed away at the age of 88.
During a career that spanned decades he gained fame for works like Ninja Hattori-kun (Ninja Hattori) and Kaibutsu-kun (The Monster Kid), along with a host of other creations that showcased his flair for black humor.
The well-known characters from Kaibutsu-kun (at left) and Ninja Hattori-kun.
(© Fujiko Studio)
Born Abiko Motoo in 1934 in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, Fujiko A. Fujio (the “A.” coming from his surname) loved to draw from a young age. In 1951, he joined his elementary school classmate Fujimoto Hiroshi (Fujiko F.
Fujio) to cocreate their first work as a manga team, Tenshi no Tama-chan (Tama the Angel), serialized in the Mainichi Shōgakusei Shimbun.
From this precocious start in their teen years, the Fujiko Fujio pair would go on t