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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Buronson was born as {{nihongo|'''Yoshiyuki Okamura'''|岡村 善行|Okamura Yoshiyuki}} on June 16, 1947 in [[wikipedia:Saku, Nagano|Saku, Nagano]]. He graduated from the [[wikipedia:Japanese Air Force Training School|Japanese Air Force Training School]] in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1969 he was discharged from the [[wikipedia:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] and was soon hired by Hiroshi Motomiya as a manga [[wikipedia:assistant mangaka|assistant]]. He started his manga writing career when he wrote the script of ''Pink Punch: Miyabi'' in 1972, drawn by Goro Sakai. In 1975 Buronson wrote his first big hit ''[[wikipedia:The Doberman Detective|The Doberman Detective]]'', drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. The famous ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' made its debut as Buronson's greatest hit in 1983, drawn by [[Tetsuo Hara]]. In 1989 his story ''Ourou'' was released as a manga serialized in ''Animal Magazine'', drawn by [[wikipedia:Kentarō Miura|Kentarō Miura]], and in 1990 a sequel entitled ''Ourou Den'' was released by the same manga artist. | Buronson was born as {{nihongo|'''Yoshiyuki Okamura'''|岡村 善行|Okamura Yoshiyuki}} on June 16, 1947 in [[wikipedia:Saku, Nagano|Saku, Nagano]]. He graduated from the [[wikipedia:Japanese Air Force Training School|Japanese Air Force Training School]] in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1969 he was discharged from the [[wikipedia:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force|Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force]] and was soon hired by Hiroshi Motomiya as a manga [[wikipedia:assistant mangaka|assistant]]. He started his manga writing career when he wrote the script of ''Pink Punch: Miyabi'' in 1972, drawn by Goro Sakai. In 1975 Buronson wrote his first big hit ''[[wikipedia:The Doberman Detective|The Doberman Detective]]'', drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. The famous ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' made its debut as Buronson's greatest hit in 1983, drawn by [[Tetsuo Hara]]. In 1989 his story ''Ourou'' was released as a manga serialized in ''Animal Magazine'', drawn by [[wikipedia:Kentarō Miura|Kentarō Miura]], and in 1990 a sequel entitled ''Ourou Den'' was released by the same manga artist. Buronson also collaborated with the manga artist [[wikipedia:Ryoichi Ikegami|Ryoichi Ikegami]] in many works as ''[[wikipedia:Strain (manga)|Strain]]'', ''Odyssey'' and the famous ''[[wikipedia:Sanctuary (manga)|Sanctuary]]''. Among his other major works are ''Phantom Burai'', with art by [[wikipedia:Kaoru Shintani|Kaoru Shintani]]. | ||
==Influences== | ==Influences== | ||
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*Phantom Burai (1978 to 1984, art by [[wikipedia:Kaoru Shintani|Kaoru Shintani]]) | *Phantom Burai (1978 to 1984, art by [[wikipedia:Kaoru Shintani|Kaoru Shintani]]) | ||
*Ring no Takaō (1979, art by [[wikipedia:Jiro Kuwata|Jiro Kuwata]]) | *Ring no Takaō (1979, art by [[wikipedia:Jiro Kuwata|Jiro Kuwata]]) | ||
*Hanazakari Masshigura (1980, art by Toshiya Masaoka) | |||
*Oh! Takarajika (1981-1983, art by [[wikipedia:Shinji Ono|Shinji Ono]]) | *Oh! Takarajika (1981-1983, art by [[wikipedia:Shinji Ono|Shinji Ono]]) | ||
*Wild Way (1982, art by [[wikipedia:Daisuke Inoue|Daisuke Inoue]]) | *Wild Way (1982, art by [[wikipedia:Daisuke Inoue|Daisuke Inoue]]) | ||
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*Mad Dog (1983, art by Kei Takazawa) | *Mad Dog (1983, art by Kei Takazawa) | ||
*[[Hokuto no Ken]] (from 1983 to 1988, 27 volumes, art by [[Tetsuo Hara]]) | *[[Hokuto no Ken]] (from 1983 to 1988, 27 volumes, art by [[Tetsuo Hara]]) | ||
* | *Chūhai Lemon (1983-1988, art by Tsutomu Shinohara) | ||
*Virgin ni Yoroshiku (1984, art by Shin Morimura) | *Virgin ni Yoroshiku (1984, art by Shin Morimura) | ||
*Mammoth (1985-1988, art by Takaki Konari) | *Mammoth (1985-1988, art by Takaki Konari) | ||
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*Shogun (1988-1991, art by Jūzō Tokoro) | *Shogun (1988-1991, art by Jūzō Tokoro) | ||
*Migi-muke Hidari (1989-1991, art by Shinichi Sugimura) | *Migi-muke Hidari (1989-1991, art by Shinichi Sugimura) | ||
* | *[[wikipedia:King of Wolves|King of Wolves]] (1989, art by [[wikipedia:Kentaro Miura|Kentaro Miura]]) | ||
*Ourou Den (1990, art by Kentaro Miura) | **Ourou Den (1990, art by Kentaro Miura) | ||
*Maji da yo (1990, art by Hikaru Yuzuki) | *Maji da yo (1990, art by Hikaru Yuzuki) | ||
*[[wikipedia:Sanctuary (manga)|Sanctuary]] (from 1990 to 1995, 12 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | |||
*[[wikipedia:Japan (Buronson manga)|Japan]] (1992, 1 volume, art by Kentaro Miura) | *[[wikipedia:Japan (Buronson manga)|Japan]] (1992, 1 volume, art by Kentaro Miura) | ||
*Hawaiian Sky (1992, art by Kenji Wakabayashi) | *Hawaiian Sky (1992, art by Kenji Wakabayashi) | ||
*Mushimushi Korokoro (from 1993 to 1996, 11 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi) | *Mushimushi Korokoro (from 1993 to 1996, 11 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi) | ||
*Uchiteshi Toman (1995, art by Micchi Naoki) | *Uchiteshi Toman (1995, art by Micchi Naoki) | ||
*Chase (1997, one-shot, art by [[Tetsuo Hara]]) | |||
*Rough Story (1997, art by Tobio Mizuno) | |||
*[[wikipedia:Strain (manga)|Strain]] (from 1997 to 1998, 5 volumes, art by [[wikipedia:Ryoichi Ikegami|Ryoichi Ikegami]]) | *[[wikipedia:Strain (manga)|Strain]] (from 1997 to 1998, 5 volumes, art by [[wikipedia:Ryoichi Ikegami|Ryoichi Ikegami]]) | ||
*Sanpin Break (1998-199, art by Ryuichiro Yamamoto) | |||
*[[wikipedia:Heat (manga)|Heat]] (from 1999 to 2004, 17 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | *[[wikipedia:Heat (manga)|Heat]] (from 1999 to 2004, 17 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | ||
*Go For Break (2000, 3 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi) | *Go For Break (2000, 3 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi) | ||
*Fūsen (2000, | *Fūsen (2000, 2 volumes, art by Tobio Mizuno) | ||
*Rising Sun (2002, 3 volumes, art by Tokihiko Matsuura) | *Rising Sun (2002, 3 volumes, art by Tokihiko Matsuura) | ||
*G -Gokudo Girl- (from 2003-2004, 5 volumes, art by [[wikipedia:Hidenori Hara|Hidenori Hara]]) | *G -Gokudo Girl- (from 2003-2004, 5 volumes, art by [[wikipedia:Hidenori Hara|Hidenori Hara]]) | ||
*[[Souten no Ken]] (2001-2010, 22 volumes, art by [[Tetsuo Hara]]) | *[[Souten no Ken]] (2001-2010, 22 volumes, art by [[Tetsuo Hara]]) | ||
**[[Souten no Ken: Re:Genesis]] (2017-, art by [[Hideki Tsuji]], ''(ongoing)'') | |||
*[[wikipedia:Lord (manga)|Lord]] (2004-2011, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | *[[wikipedia:Lord (manga)|Lord]] (2004-2011, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | ||
**Soul (2011-2013), art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | **Soul (2011-2013), art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | ||
*Dog Law (2008-2009, art by [[wikipedia:Atsushi Kamijo|Atsushi Kamijo]]) | *Dog Law (2008-2009, art by [[wikipedia:Atsushi Kamijo|Atsushi Kamijo]]) | ||
*Full Swing (2010-2012, art by Daichi Matsuse)<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-12/fist-of-the-north-star-buronson-launches-full-swing-manga Fist of the North Star's Buronson Launches Full Swing Manga]</ref> | |||
*Full Swing (2010-, art by Daichi Matsuse | |||
*Silencer (2012-2014, art by [[Yuka Nagate]]) | *Silencer (2012-2014, art by [[Yuka Nagate]]) | ||
*Rokumonsen Rock (2013, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | *Rokumonsen Rock (2013-2017, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | ||
*Begin (2016-2020, art by Ryoichi Ikegami) | |||
*Too Beat (2021-, art by Shiro Yoshida, ''(ongoing)'') | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:19, 22 May 2021
Buronson (武論尊), also known as Sho Fumimura (史村 翔 Fumimura Shō), is a Japanese manga writer most known by his famous work Hokuto no Ken, known in English as Fist of the North Star. In 2002, he shared the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for Heat with Ryoichi Ikegami.[1]
Life[edit | edit source]
Buronson was born as Yoshiyuki Okamura (岡村 善行 Okamura Yoshiyuki) on June 16, 1947 in Saku, Nagano. He graduated from the Japanese Air Force Training School in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1969 he was discharged from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and was soon hired by Hiroshi Motomiya as a manga assistant. He started his manga writing career when he wrote the script of Pink Punch: Miyabi in 1972, drawn by Goro Sakai. In 1975 Buronson wrote his first big hit The Doberman Detective, drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu. The famous Hokuto no Ken made its debut as Buronson's greatest hit in 1983, drawn by Tetsuo Hara. In 1989 his story Ourou was released as a manga serialized in Animal Magazine, drawn by Kentarō Miura, and in 1990 a sequel entitled Ourou Den was released by the same manga artist. Buronson also collaborated with the manga artist Ryoichi Ikegami in many works as Strain, Odyssey and the famous Sanctuary. Among his other major works are Phantom Burai, with art by Kaoru Shintani.
Influences[edit | edit source]
Buronson was mainly influenced by movies such as Mad Max, and those of Bruce Lee and Sergio Leone.
The pen name Buronson is a tribute to the late American actor Charles Bronson, whose mustache Buronson imitated.
Works[edit | edit source]
- Gorō-kun Tōjō (1972, art by Yō Hasebe)
- Pink Punch Miyabi (1974, art by Gorō Sakai)
- Doberman Detective (1975, 18 volumes, art by Shinji Hiramatsu)
- Phantom Burai (1978 to 1984, art by Kaoru Shintani)
- Ring no Takaō (1979, art by Jiro Kuwata)
- Hanazakari Masshigura (1980, art by Toshiya Masaoka)
- Oh! Takarajika (1981-1983, art by Shinji Ono)
- Wild Way (1982, art by Daisuke Inoue)
- Holdup (1982, art by Hikaru Yuzuki)
- Ten made Agare (1982, art by Tatsuo Kanai)
- Mad Dog (1983, art by Kei Takazawa)
- Hokuto no Ken (from 1983 to 1988, 27 volumes, art by Tetsuo Hara)
- Chūhai Lemon (1983-1988, art by Tsutomu Shinohara)
- Virgin ni Yoroshiku (1984, art by Shin Morimura)
- Mammoth (1985-1988, art by Takaki Konari)
- Dr. Kumahige (1988, art by Takumi Nagayasu)
- Shogun (1988-1991, art by Jūzō Tokoro)
- Migi-muke Hidari (1989-1991, art by Shinichi Sugimura)
- King of Wolves (1989, art by Kentaro Miura)
- Ourou Den (1990, art by Kentaro Miura)
- Maji da yo (1990, art by Hikaru Yuzuki)
- Sanctuary (from 1990 to 1995, 12 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Japan (1992, 1 volume, art by Kentaro Miura)
- Hawaiian Sky (1992, art by Kenji Wakabayashi)
- Mushimushi Korokoro (from 1993 to 1996, 11 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi)
- Uchiteshi Toman (1995, art by Micchi Naoki)
- Chase (1997, one-shot, art by Tetsuo Hara)
- Rough Story (1997, art by Tobio Mizuno)
- Strain (from 1997 to 1998, 5 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Sanpin Break (1998-199, art by Ryuichiro Yamamoto)
- Heat (from 1999 to 2004, 17 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Go For Break (2000, 3 volumes, art by Tsuyoshi Adachi)
- Fūsen (2000, 2 volumes, art by Tobio Mizuno)
- Rising Sun (2002, 3 volumes, art by Tokihiko Matsuura)
- G -Gokudo Girl- (from 2003-2004, 5 volumes, art by Hidenori Hara)
- Souten no Ken (2001-2010, 22 volumes, art by Tetsuo Hara)
- Souten no Ken: Re:Genesis (2017-, art by Hideki Tsuji, (ongoing))
- Lord (2004-2011, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Soul (2011-2013), art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Dog Law (2008-2009, art by Atsushi Kamijo)
- Full Swing (2010-2012, art by Daichi Matsuse)[2]
- Silencer (2012-2014, art by Yuka Nagate)
- Rokumonsen Rock (2013-2017, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Begin (2016-2020, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
- Too Beat (2021-, art by Shiro Yoshida, (ongoing))
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ↑ Fist of the North Star's Buronson Launches Full Swing Manga