Buronson

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Yoshiyuki Okamura
Born (1947-06-16) June 16, 1947 (age 76)
Manga writer
Years active1972–present
Known forDoberman Deka
Fist of the North Star
Sanctuary
Heat

Yoshiyuki Okamura (

Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists.[2]

Early life and career

Buronson was born on June 16, 1947, in Saku, Nagano. He was the youngest of six children in a farming family.[3] In 2017, he established a scholarship program in his hometown.[1] The following year he started a manga school, Buronson 100-Hour Manga Academy (武論尊100時間漫画塾), at the Sakudaira Community Center in Saku on April 15. Tuition is free, and students attend 20 lectures from professional writers, artists and editors throughout the year for a total of 100 hours.[4]

After leaving junior high school, Buronson entered the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to escape poverty.[1] There he became friends with Hiroshi Motomiya.[3] He graduated from there in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic. In 1970 he left the Self-Defense Force and was hired by Motomiya as a manga assistant in 1971.[5] He made his manga writing debut in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1972 with the one-shot Gorō-kun Tōjō,[6] illustrated by Yō Hasebe. He was credited by the pen name Buronson, a nickname given to him by colleagues at Motomiya's studio after they all saw the film Adieu l'ami and felt he was similar to its actor Charles Bronson.[7] He began his first serial, Crime Sweeper with Gorō Sakai in 1973. Its title was later changed to Pink! Punch! Miyabi.[5]

When he wrote for Kodansha for the first time, he used the pen name Sho Fumimura. It was coined by rearranging the letters of his real name when written in English to "Syo Shimura", then writing it in Japanese and changing some characters.[7] He explained that he generally uses Buronson for action series and Sho Fumimura for comedy and other genres, although there are exceptions to both.[7]

In 1975 Buronson began his first hit in Weekly Shōnen Jump,

Shōnen Sunday Zōkan in 1978 with Kaoru Shintani, he was writing three series simultaneously for three different publishers.[9]

In 1980, he began Oh! Takarazuka with Shinji Ono for the launch of the

Young Magazine.[10] The following year he started Rettō 198X with Hajime Oki in the same magazine and serialized both at the same time.[10] Also in 1981, Buronson began his first and only shōjo manga, Hold Up! in Margaret with Hikaru Yuzuki.[11] He worked with Yuzuki again on Maji da yo!! (1987–1988) for Monthly Shōnen Jump.[11]

Buronson's greatest success,

Weekly Comic Bunch, Fist of the Blue Sky, that Buronson supervised and gave advice on.[8]

In 1989, Buronson worked with Kentaro Miura on King of Wolves for Hakusensha. They began a sequel entitled Orō Den in 1990, before working together again on Japan in 1992.[8] From 1995 to 1997, Fumimura worked for Enix on the series Tenkū Ninden Battle Voyager with Satoru Yuiga.[8]

Although he first worked with Ryoichi Ikegami in 1979 for the one-shot The Scar, the two did not work again until Sanctuary combined politics and yakuza in 1990. When the successful series ended in 1995, they began Odyssey. Although that ended rather quickly after only a year, the team created Strain (1996–1998) and then Heat (1998–2004) in succession.[13] Heat earned them the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.[14] At Ikegami's request, the author used Sho Fumimura for Sanctuary and Odyssey, and Buronson for Strain and Heat.[13]

About five months after Heat ended, Buronson and Ikegami began their fifth series together,

hitwoman,[19] and with Ikegami on Begin (2016–2020).[20] Buronson and Shiro Yoshida launched the series Too Beat in Big Comic Zōkan on May 17, 2021.[21]

Works

As Buronson

As Sho Fumimura

  • Hakkyū Suikoden Hoero Ryū (白球水滸伝 ほえろ竜, 1975, art by Mitsuru Hiruta)
  • Ring no Takaō (リングのタカ王, 1975, art by Jiro Kuwata)
  • Daiki no Mound (大器のマウンド, 1977–1978, art by Kenji Iwasaki)
  • Phantom Burai (ファントム無頼, 1978–1984, art by Kaoru Shintani)
  • Oh! Takarazuka (Oh! タカラヅカ, 1980–1983, art by Shinji Ono)
  • Tenmadeagare (天まであがれ, 1981–1982, art by Tatsuo Kanai)
  • Rettō 198X (列島198X, 1981–1982, art by Hajime Oki)
  • Wild Way (ワイルドウェイ, 1982, art by Daisuke Inoue)
  • Chu-high Lemon (酎ハイれもん, 1982–1984, art by Tsutomu Shinohara)
  • Astronauts (1984–1988, art by Hajime Oki)
  • Dr. Kumahige (Dr.クマひげ, 1985–1988, art by Takumi Nagayasu)
  • Shogun (1988–1991, art by Jūzō Tokoro)
  • Migi-muke Hidari! (右向け左!, 1989–1991, art by Shinichi Sugimura)
  • Sanctuary (1990–1995, 12 volumes, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
  • Pappakapā (パッパカパー, 1992–1994, art by Tobio Mizuno)
  • Odyssey (オデッセイ, 1995–1996, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)
  • Tenkū Ninden Battle Voyager (天空忍伝バトルボイジャー, 1995–1997, art by Satoru Yuiga)
  • G-Hard (1998–1999, art by Juzo Tokoro)
  • Fūsen (フーセン, 2000, art by Tobio Mizuno)
  • Silencer (2012–2014, art by Yuka Nagate)
  • Begin (2016–2020, art by Ryoichi Ikegami)

References

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  3. ^ a b c "Another Story: How Fist of the North Star Came to Be". Time and Tide (in English and Japanese). January 28, 2023. NHK World-Japan.
  4. ^ "Fist of the North Star's Buronson Opens Manga Academy in Hometown". Anime News Network. May 7, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 第3回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  6. ^ 【ヤンサンWEB】－作家情報－武論尊 (in Japanese). Weekly Young Sunday. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
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  8. ^ a b c d 第9回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ^ a b 第5回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  10. ^ a b 第6回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  11. ^ a b 第10回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "武論尊 ： 「北斗の拳」実は綱渡りだった 26年ぶり伏線回収に「出しきった」 (1/2)". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 19, 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  13. ^ a b 第8回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  14. ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
  15. ^ 第11回 『原作者・武論尊、もしくは史村翔』. Manga-Gai (in Japanese). Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Fist of the North Star's Buronson Launches Full Swing Manga". Anime News Network. May 12, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  17. ^ "Fist of the North Star, Crying Freeman Creators Start New Manga". Anime News Network. June 13, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Crying Freeman's Ikegami, Fist of the North Star's Buronson Start New Series". Anime News Network. September 22, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Fist of the North Star: Toki's Buronson & Nagate Launch Silencer Manga". Anime News Network. July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 23, 2021). "Crying Freeman's Ikegami, Fist of the North Star's Buronson End 'Begin' Manga on January 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  21. ^ "Fist of the North Star's Buronson Launches New Manga in May". Anime News Network. February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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