George Akiyama (ジョージ秋山, Jōji Akiyama, born Yūji Akiyama (秋山 勇二), April 27, 1943 – May 12, 2020) was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works.[1][2] He was born the second boy of five siblings. He had an older brother and older sister, as well as a younger brother and younger sister. His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman.[citation needed]
Akiyama quit high school and moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist. After working briefly as a book wholesaler, he became an assistant for manga artist Kenji Morita.[3] He made his major debut in 1966 with the gag-manga Gaikotsu-kun, which was published in Bekkan Shōnen Magazine, and shocked readers in 1970 with Ashura, which contained numerous unsettling depictions of human life. The first chapter of Ashura contains a scene where a woman commits cannibalism to prevent herself from dying of starvation, and later attempts to eat her own child as well.[2] The August 2, 1970, edition of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, which first published this chapter, was banned in several regions as a result of this scene, propelling Akiyama to infamy within the manga industry. Akiyama continued his career with Kokuhaku (lit. "Confessions"), which began serialization in the 11th edition of Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1971. This manga took on an unprecedented format where Akiyama would make a confession each week (for instance, in one chapter he confesses that he is a murderer), only to admit that his confession was a lie in the following week's chapter.[3] After repeating this for the duration of the manga, Akiyama suddenly announced his retirement, cutting off all of the serializations he held on various magazines to embark on a solo journey across Japan.
Akiyama came out of retirement only 3 months later with Bara no Sakamichi, which began serialization in the 34th edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1971. He started his longest work, Haguregumo, on Big Comic Original, which won him the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1979.[4] The series ended in 2017, and spanned 112 volumes since its inception in 1973. The series was also adapted into an anime film by Toei Animation and Madhouse in 1982.
Akiyama died on May 12, 2020, at the age of 77 of unspecified causes.[5]
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George Akiyama ジョージ秋山 Jōji Akiyama born Yuji Akiyama 秋山 勇二 April 27 1943 May 12 2020 was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works 1 2 He was born the second boy of five siblings He had an older brother and older sister as well as a younger brother and younger sister His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman citation needed George AkiyamaBornYuji Akiyama 1943 04 27 April 27 1943Ashikaga Tochigi Prefecture JapanDiedMay 12 2020 2020 05 12 aged 77 NationalityJapaneseOccupationManga artistKnown forAshura 1970 1971 Zeni Geba 1970 1971 The Moon 1972 1973 Haguregumo 1973 2017 Websitewww george akiyama com Contents 1 Biography 2 Notable works 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditAkiyama quit high school and moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist After working briefly as a book wholesaler he became an assistant for manga artist Kenji Morita 3 He made his major debut in 1966 with the gag manga Gaikotsu kun which was published in Bekkan Shōnen Magazine and shocked readers in 1970 with Ashura which contained numerous unsettling depictions of human life The first chapter of Ashura contains a scene where a woman commits cannibalism to prevent herself from dying of starvation and later attempts to eat her own child as well 2 The August 2 1970 edition of Weekly Shōnen Magazine which first published this chapter was banned in several regions as a result of this scene propelling Akiyama to infamy within the manga industry Akiyama continued his career with Kokuhaku lit Confessions which began serialization in the 11th edition of Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1971 This manga took on an unprecedented format where Akiyama would make a confession each week for instance in one chapter he confesses that he is a murderer only to admit that his confession was a lie in the following week s chapter 3 After repeating this for the duration of the manga Akiyama suddenly announced his retirement cutting off all of the serializations he held on various magazines to embark on a solo journey across Japan Akiyama came out of retirement only 3 months later with Bara no Sakamichi which began serialization in the 34th edition of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1971 He started his longest work Haguregumo on Big Comic Original which won him the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1979 4 The series ended in 2017 and spanned 112 volumes since its inception in 1973 The series was also adapted into an anime film by Toei Animation and Madhouse in 1982 Akiyama died on May 12 2020 at the age of 77 of unspecified causes 5 Notable works EditTitle Year CollectedPatman X パットマンX Pattoman X 1967 1968 5 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Magazine KodanshaRecipient of the Kodansha Jidō Manga Award Derorinman デロリンマン 1969 1970 2 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Jump ShueishaThe volumes were titled Ganso Derorinman 元祖デロリンマン because they were released after the 1975 remake Braggart Dondon ほらふきドンドン Horafuki Dondon 1969 1970 5 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Magazine KodanshaAshura アシュラ 1970 1971 3 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Magazine KodanshaZeni Geba 銭ゲバ 1970 1971 5 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Sunday ShogakukanKokuhaku 告白 1971 1 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Sunday ShogakukanBara no Sakamichi ばらの坂道 1971 1972 3 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Jump ShueishaThe Moon ザ ムーン 1972 1973 4 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Sunday ShogakukanCloudy the Wanderer 浮浪雲 Haguregumo 1973 2017 112 tankōbon Big Comic Original ShogakukanHana no Yotarō 1974 1979 15 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen ChampionDerorinman 1975 1976 3 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Magazine KodanshaRemake of the 1969 manga which differs significantly from the original version Bonkura Dōshin 1976 1977 4 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen Magazine KodanshaGyara 1979 1981 8 tankōbon Shōnen KingPink no Curtain 1980 1984 Part 1 15 tankōbon Part 2 6 tankōbon Weekly Manga GorakuChōjin Haruko 1982 1984 3 tankōbon Weekly MorningKaijin Gonzui 1984 1 tankōbon Weekly Shōnen JumpKoiko no Mainichi 1985 1992 32 tankōbon Weekly Manga ActionKudoki ya Joe 1986 1987 4 tankōbon Big Comic SuperiorLovelin Monroe 1989 1993 13 tankōbon Young MagazineOnnagata Kisaburō 1993 2002 7 tankōbon Big Comic Original SōkanHakuai no Hito 1993 1996 8 tankōbon Big GoldDobugero sama 1995 1996 1 tankōbon Monthly Shōnen GanganSutegataki Hitobito 1996 1999 5 tankōbon Big GoldIkinasai Kiki 2001 2002 4 tankōbon WHO are YOU 2002 1 tankōbon Big Comic Original SōkanAuthor listed as Yuji Akiyama during serialization Manga Chugoku Nyumon Yakkai na Rinjin no Kenkyu 2005 Published by Asukashinsha References Edit Norimitsu Onishi November 19 2005 Ugly Images of Asian Rivals Become Best Sellers in Japan New York Times Retrieved January 1 2008 a b L autre Bande Dessinee Ashura by George Akiyama du9 org Retrieved July 30 2008 a b George Akiyama comipress com Archived from the original on January 6 2009 Retrieved July 30 2008 小学館漫画賞 歴代受賞者 in Japanese Shogakukan Archived from the original on January 9 2010 Retrieved August 19 2007 浮浪雲 銭ゲバ 漫画家ジョージ秋山さん死去 Yomiuri Shinbun Retrieved 1 June 2020 External links EditOfficial Website Archived 2009 02 21 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese George Akiyama at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Akiyama amp oldid 1126190756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
