Shinji Nagashima
Shinji Nagashima ( Japanese 永島 慎 二 , Nagashima Shinji , actually: Shin'ichi Nagashima ( 永島 真 一 , Nagashima Shin'ichi ); * July 8, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † June 10, 2005 ibid) was a Japanese Mangaka (comic artist ).
Life
Nagashima dropped out of school at the age of 15 to work as a manga artist. Inspired by Osamu Tezuka and Tetsuo Ogawa , his debut work Sansho no Piri-chan appeared in 1952. In the following years he drew, like Tetsuya Chiba and Leiji Matsumoto , mainly manga for girls ( shōjo ) and children. However, he only had his breakthrough in 1961 with Mangaka Zankoku Monogatari . This manga was designed autobiographically and described Nagashima's experiences as a mangaka. In the 1960s and 1970s, he published several works in the alternative magazines COM and Garo . Especially during this time he had a great influence on other manga artists and created many successful works such as Futen and Tabibito-kun .
In 1964 he joined Osamu Tezuka's anime production studio Mushi Productions , where he worked on the anime series Wansa-kun and a film about Kimba, the white lion .
He died of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital in 2005 at the age of 67 .
Works (selection)
- Sansho no Piri-chan (1952)
- Mangaka Zankoku Monogatari (1961)
- Futen (1967-1970)
- Judo Chokusen (1967–1971)
- Hana Ichimonme
- Tabibito-kun (1973-1975)
- Manga no Obentoubako
- Sonoba Shinogi no Hanzai (1975–1978)
Awards
- Shogakukan Manga Prize (1972) for Hana Ichimonme
- Japan Cartoonists Association Award (1974) for Manga no Obentoubako
Web links
- Shinji Nagashima at lambiek.net (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nagashima, Shinji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 永島 慎 二 (Japanese); Nagashima Shin'ichi (real name); 永島 真 一 (Japanese, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese manga artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 2005 |
| Place of death | Tokyo |