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fan), martial arts, MMA, and

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fan). Each of these has become the basis for his most popular series (baseball in ''Stopper Busujima'', fighting in ''Bakaichi'', and music in '' Beck''). His series also often include character cameos from his past works; one of the newspaper reporters in ''Beck'' is actually from ''Stopper Busujima'' and so on. Additionally, he's a big fan of '' Sangokushi'' (''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'') with an altered version of that story appearing in ''Beck'' written by "Christy Sakuishi". In ''Beck'' he included many famous people in background crowds. These included many popular musicians, characters from ''Happy Sangokushi'' and MMA legends

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Bibliography

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Weekly Young Magazine is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at the adult male ( ''seinen'') demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the seco ...

(1988 - 1994), collected in 19 volumes * ''Bakaichi'' (1995) * ''Stopper Busujima'' (1996) * '' Beck'' (1999 – 2008) * ,

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(2009 - 2011), collected in 12 volumes **,

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(2013 - 2016), collected in 14 volumes

Video games

* '' Heavy Metal Thunder'' (2005)

Awards

* 7th

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Excellent Newcomer Award - '' Souwaikan'' (1987) * 14th Kodansha Manga Award, general category - ''Gorillaman'' (1990) * 26th Kodansha Manga Award, shōnen category - '' Beck'' (2002) * 2018 International Spotlight Award from the

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References

External links

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Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakuishi, Harold Manga artists from Aichi Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General) 1966 births Living people People from Kasugai, Aichi Pseudonymous artists Harvey Award winners