Masashi Tanaka
Masashi Tanaka ( Japanese 田中 政 志 , Tanaka Masashi ; born June 10, 1962 in Gotsu , Shimane , Japan ) is a Japanese manga artist .
Tanaka graduated from Osaka University of Arts . His debut work as a professional mangaka was published in 1983 in the Japanese manga magazine Morning . In 1992 he first published his most famous work to date, Gon . The focus there is on a dinosaur that never utters a word and travels through the entire animal world. The manga appeared very successfully in many countries; in Italy other of his works are published besides Gon .
Tanaka's works are mostly very dialogue-poor, but stand out for their very detailed drawings that are created without screen foils .
He received several awards for Gon . For example the 1998 Eisner Award in the Best US Edition of Foreign Material category . In the same year he won the second Media Arts Award .
Works
- Flash , 1986
- Miss Marvel Suteki na Shōbai ( ミ ス ・ マ ー ベ ル の 素 敵 な 商 売 , Misu Māberu ~ ), 1987
- Bōken! Victoria-gō !! ( 冒 険! ヴ ィ ク ト リ ア 号 !! , Bōken! Vikutoria-gō !! ), 1988
- Mikakunin Prince Buttai UPO ( 未 確認 プ リ ン ス 物体 UPO ), 1990
- Samurai Daibōken ( 侍 大 冒 険 ), 1991
- Gon , 1992
Web links
- Literature by and about Masashi Tanaka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Masashi Tanaka at lambiek.net - English
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tanaka, Masashi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 田中 政 志 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese mangaka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shimane Prefecture , Japan |