Kazuhiro Fujita

Kazuhiro Fujita
藤田和日郎
Kazuhiro Fujita; 藤田和日郎
	File:Kazuhiro Fujita - Lucca Comics & Games 2016.jpg Kazuhiro Fujita at Lucca Comics & Games 2016
Born	May 24, 1964 (age 60); Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Ushio & Tora, Karakuri Circus, Moonlight Act, Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi
Awards	Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award (1988); Shōnen Sunday Comic Grand Prix (1989); Shogakukan Manga Award (1992); Seiun Award (1997);

Kazuhiro Fujita (藤田和日郎, Fujita Kazuhiro^?, born May 24, 1964 in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan)^[4] is a Japanese manga artist. He graduated from Nihon University.^[5] He made his professional manga debut in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1989. He is known for his manga series Ushio & Tora and Karakuri Circus. For Ushio & Tora, Fujita won the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1992 and the Seiun Award in 1997.

Influences

Fujita stated that he wanted to become a manga artist after reading Rumiko Takahashi's "When My Eyes Got Wings" (闇をかけるまなざし, Yami wo Kakeru Manazashi^?). He also named Yōsuke Takahashi, Satoshi Yoshida (ja) and Daijiro Morohoshi as influences.^[6]

Works

Ushio & Tora (うしおととら, Ushio to Tora^?), 1990–1996, 33 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Yoru no Uta (夜の歌^?), 1995 (collection of short stories published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Shōnen Sunday Zōkan from 1988 to 1994)
Karakuri Circus (からくりサーカス, Karakuri Sākasu^?) 1997–2006, 43 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Akatsuki no Uta (暁の歌^?), 2004 (collection of short stories published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Young Sunday from 1996 to 2003)
Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu (邪眼は月輪に飛ぶ^?), 2006–2007, one volume, Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits
The Black Museum: Springald (黒博物館スプリンガルド, Kuro Hakubutsukan Supuringarudo^?), 2007, one volume, Kodansha's Morning^[7]
Moonlight Act (月光条例, Gekkō Jōrei^?), 2008–2014, 29 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
The Black Museum: Ghost and Lady (黒博物館ゴーストアンドレデ, Kuro Hakubutsukan Gōsuto ando Redi^?), 2014–2015, 2 volumes, Kodansha's Morning
Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi (双亡亭壊すべし^?), 2016–2021, 25 volumes, Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday
The Black Museum: Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (黒博物館三日月よ、怪物と踊れ, Kuro Hakubutsukan Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore^?), 2022–2023, 6 volumes, Kodansha's Morning

Other

Ayakashidō no Hōrai (あやかし堂のホウライ^?), 2004–2006, original concept, 3 volumes, Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Super
BakéGyamon (妖逆門, Bakegyamon^?), 2006–2007, original concept

Anime adaptations

Ushio & Tora, 1992–1993 10-episode OVA
Ushio & Tora: Comically Deformed Theater, 1993 one-episode parody OVA
Karakuri Circus, 1998 Weekly Shōnen Sunday commercial
Puppet Princess, 2000 one-episode OVA adapting a short story published in Yoru no Uta
Ushio & Tora, 2015–2016 anime television series
Karakuri Circus, 2018–2019 anime television series

Master

Yoshitoh Asari (ja)^[8] (Space Family Carlvinson)

Assistants

Nobuyuki Anzai^[9]
Kazurou Inoue^[9]
Yukio Katayama (ja)^[9] (Hanamote Katare, Furo Girl!, Yoake no Ryodan)
Tatsuya Kaneda (ja)^[9] (Ayakashidō no Hōrai)
Makoto Raiku^[9]
Hiroshi Fukuda (ja)^[9] (Mushibugyō, 5-fungo no Sekai, Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite)

References

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External links

Kazuhiro Fujita's Backstage section at Web Sunday Script error: No such module "In lang".
Kazuhiro Fujita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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v t e Works by Kazuhiro Fujita
Major works	Ushio & Tora (1990–1996) Chapters Episodes Characters Karakuri Circus (1997–2006) Volumes Episodes Characters Moonlight Act (2008–2014) Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi (2016–2021)
Other	Kazuhiro Fujita's Short Stories (1988–2003) BakéGyamon (2006–2007, concept only) Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu (2006–2007) The Black Museum (2007; 2014–2015; 2022–2023)

v t e Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen
1970s	The Poe Clan and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)
1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)
1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio & Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) Project ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)
2000s	Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Zatch Bell! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)
2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii (2011) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka (2013) Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka (2014) Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate (2015) Mob Psycho 100 by One (2016) The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu (2017) Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi (2018) Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san by Aiko Koyama (2019)
2020s	Teasing Master Takagi-san by Sōichirō Yamamoto and Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto (2020) Komi Can't Communicate by Tomohito Oda (2021) Call of the Night by Kotoyama and Ao no Orchestra by Makoto Akui (2022)

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Kazuhiro Fujita 藤田和日郎
File:Kazuhiro Fujita - Lucca Comics & Games 2016.jpg Kazuhiro Fujita at Lucca Comics & Games 2016
Born	(1964-05-24) May 24, 1964 (age 60) Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Ushio & Tora, Karakuri Circus, Moonlight Act, Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi
Awards	Shogakukan Newcomer Comic Award (1988)^[1] Shōnen Sunday Comic Grand Prix (1989)^[1] Shogakukan Manga Award (1992)^[2] Seiun Award (1997)^[3]