is a Japanese

manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...

. He graduated from

Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...

. He made his professional manga debut in ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, ...

'' in 1989. He is most famous for the manga ''

Ushio & Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three ' ...

'', for which he won

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

for shōnen in 1992 and the

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in 1997, and the long-running ''

Karakuri Circus is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 1997 to June 2006, with its chapters collected in 43 ''tankōbon'' volum ...

''.

Influences

Fujita stated that he wanted to become a manga artist after reading

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with ''Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have ...

's . He also named Yōsuke Takahashi, and

Daijiro Morohoshi is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works. B ...

as influences.

Works

* , 1990–1996, 33 volumes,

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's ''

'' * , 1995 (collection of short stories published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from 1988 to 1994) * 1997–2006, 43 volumes, Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' * , 2004 (collection of short stories published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and ''

Weekly Young Sunday was a weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan since the first issue on March 27, 1987. It replaced '' Shōnen Big Comic'' in Shogakukan's lineup of shōnen titles, and many of the titles in ''Shōnen Big Comic'' were continued in ...

'' from 1996 to 2003) * , 2006–2007, one volume, Shogakukan's ''

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional va ...

'' * , 2007, one volume,

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's ''

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'' * , 2008–2014, 29 volumes, Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' * , 2014–2015, 2 volumes, Kodansha's ''Morning'' * , 2016–2021, 25 volumes, Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' * , 2022–present, Kodansha's ''Morning''

Other

* , 2004–2006, original concept * , 2006–2007, original concept

Anime adaptations

* ''

'', 1992–1993 10-episode OVA * '' Ushio & Tora: Comically Deformed Theater'', 1993 one-episode parody OVA * ''

'', 1998 ''

'' commercial * '' Puppet Princess'', 2000 one-episode OVA adapting a short story published in ''Yoru no Uta'' * ''

'', 2015–2016 anime television series * ''

'', 2018–2019 anime television series

Master

Assistants

Nobuyuki Anzai is a Japanese manga artist Best known for creating ''Flame of Recca'' and ''MÄR''. He was an assistant of Kazuhiro Fujita. He made his debut as a manga artist after he received an honorable mention in Shinjin Comic Taisho (Shogakukan Beginners ...

Kazurou Inoue is a Japanese manga artist from Sano, Tochigi Prefecture. He received recognition for his manga at the 40th Rookie Comic Awards. After training under Kazuhiro Fujita, he published ''Heat Wave'' in '' Shōnen Sunday Super'' in 2001. He is most ...

* ('' Hanamote Katare'', ''

Furo Girl! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama. The manga was serialized in the Shogakukan publication ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 2015 to 2016. The series depicts the lifestyle of a 25-year-old office worker and bathin ...

'', '' Yoake no Ryodan'') * *

Makoto Raiku , known by the pen name , is a manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday ''shōne ...

* (''

Mushibugyō is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Fukuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Super'' from August 2009 to September 2010, with its chapters collected in three volumes. A second series, ''Jōjū ...

'')

References

External links

Kazuhiro Fujita's Backstage section at ''Web Sunday''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujita, Kazuhiro 1964 births Living people Manga artists from Hokkaido Nihon University alumni People from Asahikawa