Jun Hatanaka

Jun Hatanaka (Japanese: 畑中 純, Hepburn: Hatanaka Jun, March 20, 1950 – June 13, 2012) was a Japanese manga artist and woodblock artist.[1] Born in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture,[2] Tsukiyo (月夜) marked his debut as a professional manga artist in 1977.[1] Two years later, his most well-known work, Mandaraya no Ryouta, began to be published in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Weekly Manga Sunday magazine.[1] He also served as an instructor in Tokyo Polytechnic University's Department of Manga before he died on June 13, 2012, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm[1] in Chōfu, Tokyo.[3]

Jun Hatanaka
畑中 純
Born(1950-03-20)March 20, 1950
Kokura, Japan
DiedJune 13, 2012(2012-06-13) (aged 62)
Chōfu, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Mandaraya no Ryouta

Works

  • Mandaraya no Ryouta (まんだら屋の良太) (Weekly Manga Sunday, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha)
  • Genkai Yūkyōden Saburōmaru (玄海遊侠伝 三郎丸) (Weekly Manga Sunday, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha)
  • Hyaku Hachi no Koi (百八の恋) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
  • Obake (オバケ) (Weekly Morning, Kodansha)
  • Risō Miya (理想宮) (Big Gold, Shogakukan)
  • Dai Tama Tsukiyo (大多摩月夜) (Big Gold, Shogakukan)
  • Orokamono no Hakuen (愚か者の楽園) (Shōsetsu Shinchō, Shinchosha)
  • Gaki (ガキ) (Comic Tom, Ushio Shuppan)
  • Ryouta (良太) (Monthly Comic Bingo, Bungeishunjū)
  • Gokudō Mon (極道モン) (Jitsuwajidai, Media Boy)
  • Gataro (ガタロ) (Garo, Seirindō)

References

  1. "Manga Creator/Instructor Jun Hatanaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. "━畑中純「まんだら屋の良太」 - 『梁塵秘抄』 または "わしふぃーるど"" (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. 漫画家・畑中純さん死去 「まんだら屋の良太」. asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.


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