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FUKUMOTO Nobuyuki    [Edit]
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Associated Names
Фукумото Нобуюки

Name (in native language)
福本伸行

Birth Place
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Birth Date
December 10, 1958

Zodiac
Sagittarius

Last Updated
December 11th 2021, 6:15pm

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Nobuyuki Fukumoto is a Japanese manga artist well known throughout Far East for his unique original gambling ideas, deep psychological analysis of characters and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga.

In English language countries, he is most famous as the author of Akagi, a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji. An onomatopoeia "zawa" (ざわ‥), meaning uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark.

He grew up reading Perman, but didn’t read much nor drew manga either as a child.

He was working at a construction company after graduated from high school. Then he worked as an assistant to KAZAMA Eiji in Seishun Sanmyaku. Fukumoto who was a beginner at that time, couldn’t draw a decent picture and was told to do chores such as cooking. After 1 year and 6 months Fukumoto resigned, and Kazama said “I think a truck driver is more suitable for you Fukumoto.” Then he made his debut in Monthly Shonen Champion with “Yoroshiku Junji Taisho” in 1980. Regarding these circumstances, Kazama and Fukumoto still has good relationship. WATANABE Michio was his senior assistant.

Has collaborated with Kawaguchi Kaiji on Kokuhaku and Seizon - Life.

SATO Shuho was his assistant on Akagi, Gin to Kin and Ten.

Was friends with TAKAHASHI Kazuo.

Blood Type
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Gender
Male

Genres
Seinen(36)  Drama(31)  Sports(24)  Psychological(23)  Comedy(19)  Slice of Life(8)  Shounen(6)  Mature(4)  Historical(3)  Mystery(3)  Tragedy(3)  Action(2)  School Life(2)  Romance(1)  Shoujo(1) 

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Series Title (Click for series info)
Genre
Drama, Historical, Shounen, Tragedy
2012
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
1991
Comedy, Seinen, Sports
2011
Shounen
1980
Comedy, Seinen, Slice of Life, Sports
1986
Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Sports
1990
Seinen, Sports
1990
Action, Drama, Psychological, Shounen
2000
Comedy, Seinen
2015
Drama, Psychological, Tragedy
2014
Drama, Seinen, Sports
1998
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
1992
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
1990
Seinen, Sports
1988
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2009
Comedy, Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life
2016
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Seinen
1982
Comedy, Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life
2021
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy
1997
Comedy, Seinen
2014
Drama, Mature, Seinen, Sports
1983
Seinen, Sports
1986
Drama, Seinen, Sports
2023
Comedy, Shoujo, Slice of Life
2016
Comedy, Seinen, Sports
2023
Comedy, Seinen, Sports
1999
Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Slice of Life
2003
Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Slice of Life
2017
Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Seinen
1999
Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Slice of Life
2013
Comedy, Seinen, Slice of Life
1996
Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
1989
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2004
Action, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Seinen
2017
Drama, Psychological, Seinen
2009
Drama, Psychological, Seinen
2013
Drama, Mature, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2000
Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Shounen, Sports
2007
Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Shounen, Sports
2011
Drama, Mature, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
1996
Drama, Mature, Seinen
1983
Comedy, Drama, Historical, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2008
Comedy, Drama, Historical, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2012
Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports
2019
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