Shirō Yadama

Shirō Yadama ( Japanese 矢 玉 四郎 , Yadama Shirō ; born February 3, 1944 in Beppu , Ōita Prefecture ) is a Japanese children's book author and illustrator.

Life

Yadama graduated from Chiba University with a degree in design and then worked as a mangaka . He published so-called nonsense manga in weekly magazines until he began to write children's literature with Oshiire no Naka no Mikotan . In 1980, Hare Tokidoki Buta was created , which received nine sequels (status: 2014) and was also adapted as an anime film (1988) and a 61-part anime series (1997/8). His children's and picture books are designed as nonsense literature with the aim of stimulating the imagination of his young readers. To do this, he uses a mixed spelling ( 交 ぜ 書 き , maze gaki ), in which kana that are easier to read for children are used instead of kanji .

Works

• Hare Tokidoki Buta ( は れ と き ど き ぶ た , Eng. "Fair, then Partly Piggy"), 1980
  • Ashita Buta no Hi Buta Jikan ( あ し た ぶ た の 日 ぶ た じ か ん , English "Fair, then Partly Piggy"), 1985
  • Boku Tokidoki Buta ( ぼ く と き ど き ぶ た , "Sometimes I'm a Pig"), 1987
  • Boku Heso made Manga ( ぼ く へ そ ま で ま ん が ), 1990
  • Yume kara Yumenbo ( ゆ め か ら ゆ め ん ぼ ), 1993
  • Hikkosu de Hikkosu ( ヒ ッ コ ス で ひ っ こ す ), 1998
  • Hare Tokidoki Tako ( は れ と き ど き た こ ), 2002
  • Hare Tokidoki Ahaha ( は れ と き ど き ア ハ ハ ), 2008
  • Hare Tokidoki Amanojaku ( は れ と き ど き あ ま の じ ゃ く ), 2010
  • Hare Tamatama Kobuta ( は れ た ま た ま こ ぶ た ), 2013
• Oshiire no Naka no Mikotan ( お し い れ の 中 の み こ た ん )
• Neko no Te mo Karinto ( ね こ の 手 も か り ん と )

Web links

• Website Yadama Shirōs (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shiro Yadama. In: JLit. 2014, accessed on March 13, 2014 .