is a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's literature. He was born in Kumamoto in 1953, and is the winner of the 1974 KFS Contest Kodansha Children's Literature Award (KFSコンテスト・講談社児童図書部門賞受賞).
2009-12-19 (in Japanese)
He is the author of several series of children's illustrated books including the very popular ''Kaiketsu Zorori
is a Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length films, anime, and comics.
Synopsis
Set in a parallel worl ...
'' (Incredible Zorori), ''Chiisana Mori'' (Small Forest), ''Meimon furaido chiken shougakkou'' (the famous fried chicken primary school]) and ''Touyuuki'' (Journey to the East: the title is a homage to the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West
''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popul ...
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Works
* Spinach Man (ほうれんそうマンシリーズ)
* Kaiketsu Zorori (かいけつゾロリシリーズ)
* Ishishi and Noshishi's series (イシシとノシシのスッポコヘッポコへんてこ話シリーズ)
* Prestigious Fried Chicken Elementary School (名門フライドチキン小学校シリーズ)
* Nyantan (にゃんたんシリーズ)
* Azumaasobi-ki (東遊記シリーズ)
* Haunted Uta-kun (おばけのユータくんシリーズ)
* Magic Souvenir (魔法のおみやげシリーズ)
* Pukapuka Chocolate Island (プカプカチョコレー島シリーズ)
* Yawamushi Ghost (よわむしおばけシリーズ)
* Small Forest (ちいさなもり)
* Santa Claus First Grader (サンタクロース一年生)
* Mr. Dairobo (大どろぼうブラブラ氏)
* Ninja Samurai Gum Chocolate Banana (にんじゃざむらい ガムチョコバナナシリーズ)
References
External links
J'Lit , Authors : Yutaka Hara , Books from Japan
Hara Yutaka's page ''Kaiketsu Zorori''
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Manga artists
Living people
1953 births
People from Kumamoto Prefecture
Writers from Kumamoto Prefecture
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