Monkey Punch, a famous manga artist, "Kuni III", "Monkey Punch,Real name: Kazuhiko Kato", The Japanese media 报michi, 11th pneumonia died, he died at the age of 81.
Kazuhiko Kato Image source: Daily News
Monkey Punch was born in Hamanakacho, Hokkaido in 1937 and began to create manga under the influence of Osamu Tezuka, and in 1965 he debuted as a playboy primer from Futabasha manga magazine "Manga Story", and immediately began serializing "Lupin III" in 1967 in "Manga Action" magazine, and has since become a masterpiece.
The protagonist of the same name in "Lupin III" is the grandson of the strange thief gentleman Yasen Rohei, next to the sharpshooter's childhood playmate Daisuke, the master of Aikido Ishikawa Goemon, plus the Japanese anime classic sexy female horn Feng Fujiko, etc., the four of them perform their duties and have very different personalities, chasing and jumping various adventures, which have been talked about for many years.
Since "Lupin III" was very popular and actively developed in tv animation, theatrical version, etc., and there are countless related adaptations, Monkey Punch has also won a pivotal position, and has won many awards for many years. In his later years, in addition to delving into the field of creation, he also served as a visiting professor at Otemae University in Japan, where he guided his successors.
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