During his formative years in university as a student of optical science, Tsuruta, who had initially wanted to be a photographer, had been inspired by the works of numerous science fiction authors, such as Robert A. Heinlein, and manga artists, such as Yukinobu Hoshino and his manga Sabertooth Tiger, which had inspired him to create manga.[1] He has also cited Tetsuya Chiba and his manga among his inspirations.[1]
Soon after graduating, he wrote numerous dōjinshi and was an assistant to numerous manga artists, prior to making his debut as a professional manga artist.[1] In 1986, Tsuruta made his professional debut, authoring his first manga series, the short work, Hiroku te suteki na uchū ja nai ka (広くてすてきな宇宙じゃないか, a.k.a. What a Big Wonderful Universe It Is), which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morningseinen magazine, set in a world where the land was sinking into water. Tsuruta has cited that the inspiration to this debut work of his came during a train journey from Tokyo to the ocean at Odawara, during which he had seen numerous rice paddies and thought of the possibility of a train line passing through the ocean, after which he wanted to create a work where he could use this image.[1]
Soon after, Tsuruta authored Spirit of Wonder, among his most famous works, in which he applied many of his inspirations, which was serialized in Kodansha's seinen magazines Weekly Morning and Afternoon between 1987 and 1996, and was later adapted into an anime series.
After Spirit of Wonder, Tsuruta wrote short manga works, and also illustrated numerous art books, which were quite successful. In 2002, he provided the character designs for the anime series Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai and also illustrated its manga adaptation.
In 2000 and 2001, Tsuruta received the 31st and 32nd Seiun Awards for outstanding artist of the year.[2] He has also received the Hayakawa Award for best illustrator, in 2000.
^ abcd. February 1996. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
^"Seiun Award Winners:星雲賞受賞作リスト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-06-21.
^"Dark Horse Comics Licenses Kenji Tsuruta's Wandering Island Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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kenji, tsuruta, 鶴田, 謙二, tsuruta, kenji, born, 1961, hamamatsu, shizuoka, prefecture, japanese, manga, artist, among, most, famous, works, science, fiction, series, spirit, wonder, which, been, adapted, into, anime, series, brought, much, acclaim, contents, pro. Kenji Tsuruta 鶴田 謙二 Tsuruta Kenji born May 9 1961 in Hamamatsu Shizuoka Prefecture is a Japanese manga artist Among his most famous works is the science fiction series Spirit of Wonder which has been adapted into an anime series and brought him much acclaim Contents 1 Profile 2 Works 2 1 Tankōbon 2 2 Artbooks 2 3 Other works 3 References 4 External linksProfile EditDuring his formative years in university as a student of optical science Tsuruta who had initially wanted to be a photographer had been inspired by the works of numerous science fiction authors such as Robert A Heinlein and manga artists such as Yukinobu Hoshino and his manga Sabertooth Tiger which had inspired him to create manga 1 He has also cited Tetsuya Chiba and his manga among his inspirations 1 Soon after graduating he wrote numerous dōjinshi and was an assistant to numerous manga artists prior to making his debut as a professional manga artist 1 In 1986 Tsuruta made his professional debut authoring his first manga series the short work Hiroku te suteki na uchu ja nai ka 広くてすてきな宇宙じゃないか a k a What a Big Wonderful Universe It Is which was serialized in Kodansha s Weekly Morning seinen magazine set in a world where the land was sinking into water Tsuruta has cited that the inspiration to this debut work of his came during a train journey from Tokyo to the ocean at Odawara during which he had seen numerous rice paddies and thought of the possibility of a train line passing through the ocean after which he wanted to create a work where he could use this image 1 Soon after Tsuruta authored Spirit of Wonder among his most famous works in which he applied many of his inspirations which was serialized in Kodansha s seinen magazines Weekly Morning and Afternoon between 1987 and 1996 and was later adapted into an anime series After Spirit of Wonder Tsuruta wrote short manga works and also illustrated numerous art books which were quite successful In 2002 he provided the character designs for the anime series Abenobashi Mahō Shōtengai and also illustrated its manga adaptation In 2000 and 2001 Tsuruta received the 31st and 32nd Seiun Awards for outstanding artist of the year 2 He has also received the Hayakawa Award for best illustrator in 2000 Works EditTankōbon Edit Spirit of Wonder serialized in Morning and Afternoon 1986 1995 SF Meibutsu Shoki Sakuhinshu SF名物 初期作品集 Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi character designs illustrator of manga Forget me not Nippon Furusato Chinbotsu 日本ふるさと沈没 anthology Emanon Memories of Emanon おもいでエマノン Omoide Emanon original story Shinji Kajio Wandering Island 冒険エレキテ島 Bōken Erekitetou licensed by Dark Horse Comics 3 La Pomme Prisonniere ポム プリゾニエール 2014 Artbooks Edit suiso hydrogen 水素 hydrogen Eternal Hitahita ひたひた Comet コメット Kometto Tsuruta Kenji Kyōyō Gashu Made in China 鶴田謙二教養画集 MADE IN CHINA CD ROM artbook Other works Edit The Sky Crawlers illustrations References Edit a b c d Interview with Kenji Tsuruta February 1996 Archived from the original on 2007 06 12 Retrieved 2007 06 21 Seiun Award Winners 星雲賞受賞作リスト in Japanese Retrieved 2007 06 21 Dark Horse Comics Licenses Kenji Tsuruta s Wandering Island Manga Anime News Network Retrieved 20 July 2016 External links Edit in Japanese Scientific Boys Club certified fansite https web archive org web 20001022104154 http www gainax co jp special tsuruta tsuruta e html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenji Tsuruta amp oldid 1125876536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
