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Daijiro Morohoshi

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Daijiro Morohoshi
Born
Morohoshi Daijir?
諸星 大二?

( 1949-07-06 ) July 6, 1949 (age 74)
Karuizawa , Nagano Prefecture , Japan
Nationality Japanese
Other names Morohoshi Yoshikage
諸星 義影
Occupation(s) Manga artist , illustrator, writer
Years active 1970?present
Known for Y?kai Hunter , Saiy? Y?enden
Awards Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2000)
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Daijiro Morohoshi ( 諸星 大二? , Morohoshi Daijir? , born July 6, 1949, in Karuizawa , Nagano Prefecture , Japan) is a Japanese manga artist . He is well known for science fiction comics , allegorical comics and horror / mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore . The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.

Biography [ edit ]

Morohoshi grew up in Adachi-ku , Tokyo. After graduating from high school, he worked for the Tokyo metropolitan government for three years.

In 1970, Morohoshi made his professional debut with his short story "Junko Ky?katsu" ( ジュン子?恐喝 , Junko, blackmail ) in COM . [1] In 1974, his short story "Seibutsu Toshi" ( 生物都市 , Bio City ) was selected in the 7th Tezuka Award . His breakthrough came in the same year, when he started publishing the series Y?kai Hunter ( 妖怪ハンタ? , Demon Hunter ) in Weekly Sh?nen Jump . [2] He published Ankoku Shinwa ( 暗?神話 , Dark Myth ) and K?shi Ankokuden ( 孔子暗?? , Dark Biography of Confucius ) in the same magazine afterwards. In 1979, he published the Mud Men series in Monthly Sh?nen Champion Z?kan .

In 1983, he published Saiy? Y?enden ( 西遊妖猿? , Journey to the West: Monster monkey's Commentary ) (The Monkey King and other Chinese Legends) based on Journey to the West in Super Action . This work won him the grand prize of the fourth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2000.

Style and themes [ edit ]

Morohoshi takes inspiration from ancient history, mythology and folklore, influenced by the essays of Tatsuhiko Shibusawa . Y?kai Hunter revolves around archeologists discovering strange incidents around Japan, Mad Men shows myths from Papua New Guinea clashing with modernity and Saiy? Y?enden is based on the classic Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West . [3]

His drawing style is inspired by Western artists such as Salvador Dali , whom he cites as his favaorite painter, but his work also includes references to Hieronymus Bosch , Francisco Goya and Giorgio de Chirico . [3]

Morohoshi's style is perceived as unique in the manga industry. In a roundtable discussion between Morohoshi, Yukinobu Hoshino and Osamu Tezuka , Tezuka said that he could not imitate Morohoshi's painting. [4] For this reason, manga critics have considered him to be part of a New Wave of manga artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [5]

Legacy [ edit ]

Morohoshi has been a key influence to two important anime directors of the 1980s and 1990s, Hayao Miyazaki and Hideaki Anno . Miyazaki mentioned that he was strongly influenced by Morohoshi. His 1997 film Princess Mononoke has references to Mud Men . [1] When Kentaro Takekuma interviewed Miyazaki, he said that he actually wanted Morohoshi to draw Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind . [6] According to Toshio Okada , who was a former representative director of Gainax , Hideaki Anno always said that he wanted to apply the scene where a giant appeared in Morohoshi's "Kage no Machi" ( 影の街 , Shadow Town ) to his work, and his hope was realized in Neon Genesis Evangelion . [7]

His style has inspired also musicians. Morohoshi's Mud Men triggered Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra , and Hosono wrote "The Madmen" for the album Service . Hosono said that his production company misspelled "Mudmen" with "Madmen". [1]

His work has gained some international attention since the 2000s. Manga of his have been translated into French [8] and Spanish. [9]

Awards [ edit ]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1974 "Seibutsu Toshi" The 7th Tezuka Award Nominated
1992 Boku to Furio to K?tei de The excellence prize of The 21st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Won
Morokai Shii: Ikairoku The excellence prize of The 21st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Won
2000 Saiy? Y?enden The grand prize of the 4th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Won
2008 Shiori to Shimiko Excellent prize of the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Manga section Won
2014 Uriko-hime no Yoru, Cinderella no Asa Award for the Media Arts division at the 64th Annual MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes [10] Won

Selected works [ edit ]

Manga [ edit ]

Title Year Notes Refs
Y?kai Hunter (妖怪ハンタ?) 1974 serialized in Weekly Sh?nen Jump [2]
Mud Men (マッドメン) 1975?1982 serialized in Monthly Sh?nen Champion
Ankoku Shinwa (暗?神話) 1976 serialized in Weekly Sh?nen Jump
K?shi Ankokuden (孔子暗??) 1977?1978 serialized in Weekly Sh?nen Jump
Saiy? Y?enden (西遊妖猿?) 1983?present serialized in Super Action , Comic Action Character , Comic Tom , Morning and Morning two
Goj?den (碁娘?) 1985?2001 Serialized in Comi Comi , Manga Action and Comic Tom Plus
Mumenboku Taik? B?den (無面目?太公望?) 1988?1989 Serialized in Comic Tom
Morokai Shii (諸怪志異) 1988?2005 Serialized in Manga Action
Kaijinki (海神記) 1990?1991 Serialized in Comic Tom
Boku to Furio to K?tei de (僕とフリオと校庭で) [11] 1991 Serialized in Manga Action
Published by Futabasha in 1 vol.
Shiori to Shimiko (?と紙魚子) 1995?2008 Serialized in Nemuki
Published by Asahi Shimbun Shuppan in 6 vol.
Shikaban Ch?rui Zufu (私家版鳥類?譜) 2000?2002 Serialized in Morning
Published by Kodansha in 1 vol.
Shikaban Gyorui Zufu (私家版鳥類?譜) 2004?2006 Serialized in Bessatsu Morning and Morning
Published by Kodansha in 1 vol.
Aka Sakana no Umi (?魚の海) 2010?2011 Serialized in Ultra Jump
Uriko-hime no Yoru, Cinderella no Asa (瓜子?の夜?シンデレラの朝) 2013 Serialized in Nemuki+
Published by Asahi Shinbunsha in 1 vol. 		[12]
BOX - Hako no Naka ni Nanika Iru (BOX -箱の中に何かいる) 2015?2017 Serialized in Morning
Published by Kodansha in 3 vol.
Morohoshi Daijir? Gekij? (諸星大二?劇場) 2017?Present Serialized in Big Comic Z?kan-g?
Published by Shogakukan in 4 vol. (as of March 2023) 		[13]

Novels [ edit ]

  • Ky?ko no Ky? wa Ky?fu no Ky? (2004)
  • Kumo no Ito wa Kanarazu Kireru (2007)

Illustrations for books [ edit ]

Adaptations [ edit ]

Film [ edit ]

  • Hiruko the Goblin (1991, Film Director: Shinya Tsukamoto )
  • Kidan (2005, Film Director: Takashi Komatsu)
  • Kabeotoko (British title: The Wall Man ) (2007, Film Director: Wataru Hayakawa)

TV drama [ edit ]

  • Fukush? Club (1991, Fuji Television , in Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari )
  • Shiro (1992, Fuji Television, in Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari )
  • Shiori to Shimiko no Kaiki Jikenbo (2008, Nippon Television )

Radio drama [ edit ]

  • Saiy? Y?enden (1989)
  • Zoku Saiy? Y?enden (1990)
  • Yumemiru Kikai (2000)

OVA [ edit ]

  • Ankoku Shinwa ( The Dark Myth ) Chapter 1/Chapter 2 (1990)

Video games [ edit ]

  • Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu (1988)

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "SFE: Morohoshi Daijir?" . sf-encyclopedia.com . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
  2. ^ a b "メディア芸術デ?タベ?ス" . mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp . Retrieved March 9, 2024 .
  3. ^ a b 後藤護 (September 30, 2021). "Daijiro Morohoshi's KOCHUTEN; an essay on Manneristic Comics - TOKION" . TOKION - Cutting edge culture and fashion information . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
  4. ^ "Strange Worlds and Stranger Dreams" . Ceiling Gallery . Retrieved November 15, 2022 .
  5. ^ Mizumoto, Kentar?. "「ニュ?ウェイブ」という時代" . Sora Tobu Kikai . Archived from the original on January 23, 2003 . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
  6. ^ pages 135 at the March 2008 issue of Eureka
  7. ^ January 10, 1997, NHK -BS Manga Yawa featured Boku to Furio to K?tei de
  8. ^ "MOROHOSHI Daijiro" . manga-news.com (in French) . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
  9. ^ "Daijiro Morohoshi" . satoriediciones.com . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
  10. ^ "Japanese Government Honors Ghibli's Suzuki, Voice Actress Nana Mizuki" . Anime News Network . March 14, 2014 . Retrieved March 14, 2014 .
  11. ^ This title was inspired by " Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard ".
  12. ^ "瓜子?の夜?シンデレラの朝" . Media Arts Database . Retrieved February 28, 2023 .
  13. ^ "諸星大二?劇場の?刊一? | 【試し?みあり】 ? 小?館コミック" . shogakukan-comic.jp (in Japanese) . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .

External links [ edit ]

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