Birthday:1March 5, 959
Place of birth: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Hobbies: firearms
Blood type: O type
Family: one wife and one daughter.
1959 was born in Kokura City (now Kitakyushu City), Fukuoka Prefecture.
1965 entered Quantai Primary School.
197 1 Graduated from primary school and entered Gaojian Middle School.
1974 graduated from middle school and entered the private Kyushu industrial high school.
1977 graduated from high school and entered the design department of kyushu sangyo university Art Department.
1979 participated in the Youth Jump in the No.8 issue of Jiyingshe Weekly, and was selected.
1980, the first work "I am a man" came out.
198 1 "cat's eye", a college graduate, started serializing on Zhou tiao.
1983 cat's eye was adapted into an animation and shown on Japanese radio.
1985 "city hunter" began to be serialized in the weekly JUMP.
1987 Animation "City Hunter" was released.
Comic history:
1979 18 tomb award for returning to life was awarded to the selected works スペスェンジェル (cosmic angel
》)
Weekly Youth Leap1August 1980 Supplement ぉれはだ "I am a Man"
Zhou juvenile jumps 8 1 year 1 month to supplement third-degree criminals (original crossing the sea)
Zhou Qingchun jumps 8 1 29, cat's eye.
Zhou Qingchun jumps 865438+ Cat's Eye 0 # 40 ~ 84 # 44 #
Weekly Youth Jump Issue 16, 1982 スペスェンジ
("Cosmic Angel" is different from Osamu Tezuka.
)
Weekly Youth Jump No.8318 シティハンタ-XYZ
(city hunter XYZ)
シティハンタダフレッシュジャン1250384
~
(A double-edged sword for urban hunters)
Weekly Youth Jump 1985 No.6 Cat's Eye Love, Ending Chapter
Weekly Youth Jump 85 No.65438 +03 ~ City Hunter
Weekly Youth Jump 1986 No.6 ネコまんまぉかわり (White Catwoman)
)
Every week, young people jump and add super diving flowers on April 87!
Zhou Qingchun jumps 87 to supplement the super jump splash! 2
Weekly Youth Jump 1988 No.34 Angel's Gift (short story "Angel's Gift"
》)
Super jump 88 165438+ October splash! three
Super jump, splash in April of' 89! four
Every week, junior year jumps to the sixth issue of the post-90 s taxi driver (short story "Taxi Driver"
)
Other short stories: Rush (Brave Tomboy Xi)
An outgoing girl
Short Story: The Girl's Season —— Xia Meng
The story of home
Jenny's melody.
When cherry blossoms are in full bloom
Still serialized work: Family compo.
Resume:1977 ——1981year-old, studying in the Design Department of kyushu sangyo university Art Department. 1979 completed the first novel "Angel of the Universe" and won the 18 tomb award.
198 1 year, the long serial Cat's Eye was released and became famous at one fell swoop. At this time, he was only 22 years old and had just graduated from college.
Masterpiece: I am a man (1980)
From the present point of view, it is a very rough work, but due to the proper arrangement of the story and the unique humor of Tsusaka Kita, he became an instant hit in the comic book industry.
Cat's Eye (198 1)
Cat's Eye confirms Tsuzaka's basic painting style and his position among cartoonists. Although it is a masterpiece, Tsukuzaka himself said that he was bored after painting for two weeks. 1985 serial "City Hunter" is a work that he devoted all his enthusiasm to, and it is this work that pushed his comic career to the peak.
City Hunter (1985)
In "City Hunter", Hojo Tsusaka laid his own realistic painting style, which has a strong sense of modernity, pays attention to the perfect integration of movement and texture, and has a feeling of watching movies. All kinds of guns he painted in "City Hunter" are the most realistic ones I have ever seen. In character modeling, it can be said that "handsome men and beautiful women are pleasing to the eye" (only the beautiful women in "City Hunter" look too much alike). Another selling point of this work is crazy and funny. Although a bit vulgar, City Hunter is definitely a classic in the history of comics.
Short stories: Angel's Gift, Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom, Girl's Season, Taxi Driver and White Cat Girl. After "City Hunter", some changes have taken place in the creative style of Kitazaka, and some works with more serious themes and more emphasis on emotional portrayal have appeared. The author seems to want his comics to develop to a higher level, not just for entertainment.
An outgoing girl
As a sequel to the popular short story "When Cherry Blossoms Bloom", "Sunshine Girl" has won great praise, and the heroine Xijiusharo is loved by everyone, and I like it best! (others: wow! This pervert is a pedophile ...) His theme has obvious environmental awareness. What I appreciate most is that the author has a "heart" for plants.
that summer
The most serious theme of Tsusaka Kitajima's works. Friends who have seen "City Hunter" may all feel an anti-war sentiment expressed by the author, but it is far less profound than that shown in "That Summer". This work consists of three short stories, set in World War II. Each story always revolves around the theme that "the war destroyed the dreams of young people", which vividly explains the young people's desire to realize their dreams, the helplessness of being involved in the war and the pain when their dreams were shattered, and makes people deeply feel the evil of war.
Extraordinary family (serial)
Since Nan's novel Desperate Love swept the country, the so-called sexless love seems to have become a creative trend of girl cartoons at the end of the century. Tojo Tsusaka, who specializes in drawing teenagers' cartoons, actually came to join in the fun and launched his new book "Very Family". This work describes a series of things that happened after Ya Yan, a college student, lodged with his relatives, a couple whose sex is reversed. Stylistically, in addition to continuing the warmth and nonsense of Tsusaka Kitano, the author's description of feelings still maintains a delicate and realistic style, which is still so touching. In addition, it can be said that painting is perfect and impeccable.
Tsukasa Hojo, 1977- 198 1, studied in the Design Department of kyushu sangyo university Art Department. 1979 completed his debut novel "Angel of the Universe" and was selected as the 18 tomb award for returning to life. 198 1 released the cat's eye long serial, which became famous in one fell swoop. At that time, he was only 22 years old and had just graduated from college. It can be said that his creative process is quite smooth, unlike many cartoonists who served as assistants to other cartoonists for a long time before becoming famous. Although Cat's Eye is a famous work, according to Tsukusaka, painting for two weeks is boring, and City Hunter, which was serialized in 1985, is a work that he devoted all his enthusiasm to, and it is this work that pushed his comic career to the peak and made him one of the most popular cartoonists.
There are not many cartoonists who have reached the first-class level in painting skills and story creation, even in Japan, a cartoon country. Although his famous work is Cat's Eye, the first thing that domestic fans saw was City Hunter, which is also one of the earliest Japanese cartoons that domestic fans contacted. Compared with Cat's Eye, City Hunter has greatly improved its painting skills and plot design. From this work, we can see the maturity of Tsusaka's comic style and the popularity of the word "city hunter" among fans. Tsukusaka's painting style is very realistic, with a strong sense of modernity, and the perfect combination of movement and texture makes him feel like watching a live-action movie. The various guns he drew are the most realistic in the comics I have ever seen. In terms of character modeling, eight words can be used to describe "handsome men and beautiful women, pleasing to the eye" (hehe, of course, this is only for the protagonist). There's only one problem. Although many female characters are angel-faced devil figures, they look too much alike and can only be distinguished by hair styles. I remember 1990, when I went to Shenzhen (there were no cartoons in China at that time), I occasionally saw the cartoon "City Hunter" being shown on the Emerald Channel in Hong Kong. Because it is dubbed in Cantonese, I can't understand it, so I can only look at the pictures. What surprised me at that time was that the girl in the picture just now had long hair and suddenly became short hair (laughs).
Humor is one of the characteristics of Tojo Tsusaka's comics, which is vividly shown in City Hunter, and can make people laugh from the first page to the last page. However, there are also many jokes with low content and indecent pictures, which are simply disgusting. In the earliest version released in China, this part of the content that is almost not suitable for children was deleted. To tell the truth, I was lucky to be deleted. Otherwise, at least the female readers' love for this cartoon will be discounted. In addition to being crazy and funny, another great advantage of Tsusaka Kitano comics is its delicate and touching emotional depiction, which makes people memorable. I think this is the main reason why his cartoons can attract readers for a long time. His description of love can be regarded as pure love, which is really rare among male cartoonists. For example, Han Yu (or Meng Bo) in "City Hunter" (hehe, here we go again) is a big pervert who falls in love with beautiful women at first sight, but the shyness of high school students when facing true love is his true side. There is also the warmth and romance shown in the finale of Cat's Eye, which has a feeling of transcending reality and is very similar to the style of girl comics.
Following "City Hunters", Kitano Tsusaka published some works with serious themes. The author seems to want his comics to develop to a higher level, not just to have entertainment effects. This change of style can best be reflected in three works: The Season for Girls, Summer for Teenagers and Sunshine Girls. The short story "Girl's Season" can be said to have no interest at all, and the whole story is a discussion of psychological problems. The theme of "Sunshine Girl" has obvious environmental awareness. But the most touching and shocking thing is the summer of teenagers. Friends who have seen "City Hunter" may have felt the anti-war sentiment shown by the author. However, in City Hunter, this description is only superficial, far less profound than that in Summer. This cartoon consists of several independent stories, but each story always revolves around "the war destroyed the dreams of young people." This theme unfolds, explaining teenagers' desire to realize their dreams, helplessness when they are involved in the war, and pain when their dreams are shattered, which makes people deeply feel the evil of war. After reading this work, my previous unhappiness with Tsuzaka Hojo due to the existence of low-level content in City Hunter can be said to be swept away.
Since Ozaki's Desperate Love 1989 hit the traditional girls' comics hard, gay comics quickly became popular, posing a great threat to the traditional girls' comics. The so-called "love without gender" seems to have become a creative trend of girl cartoons at the end of the century. Tsukasa Hojo, who specializes in drawing juvenile cartoons, unexpectedly joined in the fun and launched his "Unusual Family", which described a couple with sex reversal and their family life. Although this work is not as legendary as the other two novels Cat's Eye and City Hunter, it still has a strong Tsuzaka Hojo style in the coexistence of warmth and mischief. The Extraordinary Family is not as romantic and unrealistic as a girl cartoon with the same theme. The author's portrayal of feelings has maintained a realistic style, and it is still so touching and really touching. Although some people disapprove of this cartoon showing homosexual tendencies and gender inversion, it does not affect its popularity. "Extraordinary Family" has always been a frequent visitor to Top 10, and the charm of Tsuzaka Kitajima at the end of the century remains undiminished.
Because there are many cartoonists whose works have become an instant hit, there are not many cartoonists who can maintain the high-level creative momentum for more than ten years. The publication of many excellent works proves that Tsusaka Hojo is not a short-lived cartoonist. From "Cat's Eye" to "Extraordinary Family", 18 years' achievements make him well-deserved among those unforgettable comic masters.