 Prolific manga creator Fujio A Fujiko, best known for Ninja Hattori-kun (Ninja Hattori), Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman), and co-creating Doraemon, died on Thursday. He was 88 years old.According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police from the Tama station, a concerned individual reported at 8:40 a.m. that someone had collapsed on the premises at Fujiko's residence. By the time police arrived on the scene, Fujiko was believed to have died. Born Motoo Abiko in Himi Town (now Himi City), Toyama Prefecture in 1934, Abiko moved to Takaoka City following his father's death in 1944 and met Fujio F. Fujiko (born Hiroshi Fujimoto) at the Takaoka Municipal Jouzuka National Elementary School. Aspiring to be a manga artist since his elementary school days, the duo made their debut with Tenshi no Tama-chan (Angel Tama) in Mainichi Shougakusei Shimbun in 1951 while attending high school. Following his high school graduation, Abiko joined Toyama Shimbun in 1952, but moved to Tokyo with Fujimoto in 1954 to become professional manga artists. Together with Hiroo Terada and a few other manga artists at the time, they formed the Shin Manga-tou (New Manga Party) and relocated to the Tokiwa-sou apartment complex. Soon after, the duo serialized multiple titles under the pen name Fujiko Fujio. During the 1960s, Abiko serialized mild titles like Ninja Hattori-kun, Kaibutsu-kun, Obake no Q-tarou, and Fuuta-kun, but began drawing children gag manga such as Oyaji Boutarou and Kyojin-gun, which contained strong black humor. He also branched off to a more mysterious and mature route with titles like Warau Salesman and Matarou ga Kuru!! around the same time. In the latter half of 1970s, Abiko drew more drama-focused titled like Manga Michi and Shounen Jidai. The Fujiko Fujio duo created Doraemon in 1969, which became a major hit following its anime adaptation in 1973. The pair parted ways in 1987, with Fujimoto and Abiko adopting the pen names Fujio F. Fujiko and Fujio A Fujiko, respectively. Following the split, Abiko went back to drawing more manga with dark humor in young adult magazines, followed by essays in his later years. Source: Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun |
VindstotApr 8, 2022 8:47 PM
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| Rest in peace legend. Doraemon forever changed my life and is an essential part of who I am at this point. I have extreme respect for your work. |
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| No more Doraemon anymore :(? |
| Rest in Piece :( Doraemon is a special series and means a lot to me. Thank you for everything |
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| Rest in Peace, Doraemon means a lot to me and thank you so much for taking a part significantly in creating such wonderful manga and anime. |
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| That's like a day late to report this but I guess it's better late than never. Still, RIP. CQLLIST said: No more Doraemon anymore :(? Not to sounds disrespect but... Fujiko A haven't involve in any Doraemon-related projects ever since Fujiko F (The main creator of Doraemon) passed away back in 1996. The anime has been airing without Fujiko duo's involvement for over 20 years at this point, so I don't think it would affect the anime and movies in any significant way aside of maybe a one-week haitus for the anime for obvious reason. Plus, Doraemon is way too popular and ironic for the anime to end at this point. Adampk said: I not personally well versed with fujio A fujiko works as much i am with Fujio f fujiko works Same here, the only Fujiko A work I ever followed was Ninja Hattori, and that's only because the TV in my country used to air the anime together with Doraemon back in early 2000s. |
MahiaErebeaNegiApr 7, 2022 10:54 PM
| Rest in Peace :( It is true, he is also a significant part of my life... |
Just go and read I'm in Love with the Villainess LN. |
| Not only Doraemon but also ninja hatori and kitretsu this man literally made my childhood. Like Stan Lee of anime. RIP legend. |
| RIP, Doreamon is my childhood and will always be one of my favourite Anime of all time |
| "When There Is Evil In This World That Justice Cannot Defeat, Would You Taint Your Hands With Evil To Defeat Evil? Or Would You Remain Steadfast And Righteous Even If It Means Surrendering To Evil?" |
| Sad :( Thanks for filling my childhood |
| Doraemon and Ninja Hattori were 2 of my favourite shows as a kid. RIP Legend. |
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| RIP While I only got to enjoy Doraemon games in my youth and not the anime, a lot of them were still pretty good. |
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| Rest in peace genius |
| Between dreams and reality is the vault of your soul. No one could see the “Dream World” without this path. ่ธๆท ่ธ  |
| Bruh, rip goat. Made some childhoods for real. Sad to see the legend go. |
| Such a sad way to go for a legend who made my childhood. Did he not have any family members to take care of him? Why was he alone at such old age without any caretaker? Anyway, RIP. Doraemon along with kiteretsu and ninja hattori made childhood memories of many kids in India since early 2000s |
| Rest in peace sir. |
| rest in peace, it is with much shame that I confess to not watching a single anime of his but I respect his involvement in the anime world |
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| Doraemon is one of the most iconic animes ever and I'm super lucky that I got to watch it in my youth. RIP |
| Gaming channel just for fun: https://www.youtube.com/cataorshane |
| Respect for this man, RIP. Doraemon and Ninja Hatori were among my favorites as a child, in times I didn't even know what anime was. |
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| Rest in peace Sir. You made so many iconic series which made my school days so enjoyable.I will never forget those gems. |
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| Dang, may his soul rest in peace :( |
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