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Template:Nihongo is a manga artist who wrote Kobo, the Li'l Rascal, a four-panel comic that has headlined Daily Yomiuri since 1982 and has amassed over 10,000 strips and 60 compilation volumes, as well as inspiring an anime adaptation.[1]
Ueda began drawing comic book strips when he worked in his brother's cram school. Ueda began producing Furiten-kun, a comic book strip about a mahjong player, in 1979.[2] In 1982 Ueda won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award.[2][3] During that year he began producing Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. In 1988, as part of the United Nations International Literacy Year he visited Nepal as a special commissioner. In 1999 the Japan Comic Artists Association awarded Ueda a prize.[2]
Works
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs[4] |
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| Furiten-kun | 1980–94 | Serialized in Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, Gamble Punch, Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 19 volumes |
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| Kobo, the Li'l Rascal | 1982–present | Serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Published by Soyosha in 60 volumes, Houbunsha in 33 volumes |
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| Osusume Furiten-kun | 1991–92 | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 8 volumes |
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| Shin Furiten-kun | 2002–present | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 3 volumes |
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| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Action Comics in 48 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Honbunsha in 27 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Bamboo Comics in 17 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Manga Time / My Pal Comics in 11 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published 8 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 5 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Hobunsha Comics in 4 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published in Kondansha Comics, 3 volumes | ||
| Template:Nihongo3 | Published by Bamboo comics, 2 volumes |
References
External links
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- Masashi Ueda interview at Manga Time Template:In lang
- Masahi Ueda article on Kobo-chan Template:In lang
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