is a Japanese illustrator, designer, cartoonist and music critic. He is one of the exemplars of the

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illustration aesthetic. Born in Hakuzu,

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, Tokyo (currently

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), he signed works under the pen names "Terry Johnson" (Gonzo), "FLAMINGO TERRY", "FRAMINA TERRENO GONZO", "TERRINO FLAMINI 'GONZAREZ" and "KURUZURU Terumanta". Yumura is known by the nickname "King Terry". Yumura studied at

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and drew covers for the magazine ''

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'' in the 1970s and 1980s. He collaborated with copywriter

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in short comics such as ''Penguin Shuffle'' and ''Jonetsu Penguin no Gohan.'' He also collaborated with the American magazines '' Wet and

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.'' Yumura's comics were influenced by Japanese and American pop culture; his artwork is characterized by crudely done drawings made in a conscious, deliberate manner. This style became known as ''heta-uma'' (bad but good).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yumura, Teruhiko 1942 births Japanese illustrators Japanese designers Manga artists People from Shinjuku Living people