Masashi Ueda (manga artist)
Japanese manga artist
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Masashi Ueda (植田 まさし, Ueda Masashi; born 1947) is a manga artist who wrote Kobo, the Li'l Rascal, a four-panel comic that has headlined Daily Yomiuri since 1982 and has amassed over 10,000 strips and 60 compilation volumes, as well as inspiring an anime adaptation.[2]
| Masashi Ueda | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kobo, the Li'l Rascal |
Ueda began drawing comic book strips when he worked in his brother's cram school. Ueda began producing Furiten-kun, a comic book strip about a mahjong player, in 1979.[1] In 1982 Ueda won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award.[1][3] During that year he began producing Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. In 1988, as part of the United Nations International Literacy Year he visited Nepal as a special commissioner. In 1999 the Japan Comic Artists Association awarded Ueda a prize.[1]
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furiten-kun | 1980–94 | Serialized in Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, Gamble Punch, Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 19 volumes |
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| Kobo, the Li'l Rascal | 1982–present | Serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Published by Soyosha in 60 volumes, Houbunsha in 33 volumes |
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| Osusume Furiten-kun | 1991–92 | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 8 volumes |
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| Shin Furiten-kun | 2002–2026 | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 3 volumes |
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| hon nya ra gokko kariagekun (ほんにゃらゴッコ かりあげクン (ja:かりあげクン)) | Published by Action Comics in 48 volumes | ||
| Otobokekachō (おとぼけ課長, Contact innocent manager) | Published by Honbunsha in 27 volumes | ||
| Furiten-kun (フリテンくん) | Published by Bamboo Comics in 17 volumes | ||
| Tokumori! Ueda masashi (特盛!植田まさし) | Published by Manga Time / My Pal Comics in 11 volumes | ||
| Sukkarakāsan (すっから母さん) | Published 8 volumes | ||
| Masashi-kun (まさし君) | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 5 volumes | ||
| Nonki-kun (のんき君) | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 4 volumes | ||
| Rakuten Papa (らくてんパパ) | Published in Kondansha Comics, 3 volumes | ||
| Nikoniko ega otto (にこにこエガ夫) | Published by Bamboo comics, 2 volumes | ||
