is a Japanese film critic, cartoon critic, comic translator and overseas comic / animation researcher. Ono is the leading authority on the publication, research and introduction of overseas comics (''gaikoku manga'') in Japan. From 1963 to 1974 he worked for

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. He is a visiting professor in the Asia Department of

Kokushikan University is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 20 ...

, a board member of the Japan Society for Studies in Manga and Comic Art, and a member of

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JAPAN, the

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, and the Japan Science Fiction Writer's Club.

Life

Ono was born in

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. His father was the mangaka . He graduated from the

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of Tokyo in 1963. In 1968, invited by

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

, Ono wrote a column for COM magazine, , presenting foreign (especially American) comics titles to Japanese readers. In 1970 he partnered with

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on writing the manga adaptation of

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for ''Shonen Magazine''. Ono wrote a number of books about comics, such as and , and has translated several American comic book and graphic novel titles to Japanese, such as Art Speigelman's ''

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'', Winsor McCay's ''

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'', Jeff Smith's ''

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'' and Joe Sacco's ''

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.'' In 2006, Ono was awarded the 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Special Award.

References

External links

Kousei Ono profile
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