Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Yoshito Usui

Yoshito Usui was born in Shizuoka on April 21, 1958. In 1077, he graduated from Saitama highschool. After graduating he attended the designed-related college but he dropped out. In 1979, he joined an advertising company called POP Advertising. He made his debut as a manga author in 1987 and gained popularity in the 1990s with “Crayon Shin-chan” featuring the daily life of Shinnosuke, a mischievous five-year-old boy. He likes hiking. He left his home for a day-trip to mountains in nearby Gunma on September 11, 2009. He went missing during this trip. He fell off the mountain because he was taking pictures from the cliff. His body was found on September 19, 2009. His manga has sold 50 million copies in Japan. It has been translated in 14 countries, while the anime has been aired in 30 countries.

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2 comments:

  1. It's one of my favorite manga which made in japan, like 'detective conan'. Also, It's very interesting about his death while he was painting his manga. I don't undersand why he passed away in there. anyway I think the manga is very friendly, It shows me living happened in japan.

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  2. When I was a child, I watched this anime sometimes. This is very funny and famous anime in Japan. When I knew he died, I was surprised and shocked. I hope this anime won't be stoped.

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