| Masashi Ueda | |
| Name Nonen: | 植田 まさし |
| Area: | Manga artist |
| Notable Works: | Kobo, the Li'l Rascal |
is a manga artist who wrote Kobo, the Li'l Rascal, a four-panel comic that has headlined Daily Yomiuri since 1982 and has amassed over 10,000 strips and 60 compilation volumes, as well as inspiring an anime adaptation.[1]
Ueda began drawing comic book strips when he worked in his brother's cram school. Ueda began producing Furiten-kun, a comic book strip about a mahjong player, in 1979. In 1982 Ueda won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award.[2] During that year he began producing Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. In 1988, as part of the United Nations International Literacy Year he visited Nepal as a special commissioner. In 1999 the Japan Comic Artists Association awarded Ueda a prize.
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furiten-kun | 1980 - 94 | Serialized in Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, Gamble Punch, Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 19 volumes | |
| Kobo, the Li'l Rascal | 1982 - present | Serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Published by Soyosha in 60 volumes, Houbunsha in 33 volumes | [3] [4] |
| Osusume Furiten-kun | 1991 - 92 | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 8 volumes | |
| Shin Furiten-kun | 2002 - present | Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 3 volumes | |
| Published by Action Comics in 48 volumes | |||
| Published by Honbunsha in 27 volumes | |||
| Published by Bamboo Comics in 17 volumes | |||
| Published by Manga Time / My Pal Comics in 11 volumes | |||
| Published 8 volumes | |||
| Published by Hobunsha Comics in 5 volumes | |||
| Published by Hobunsha Comics in 4 volumes | |||
| Published in Kondansha Comics, 3 volumes | |||
| Published by Bamboo comics, 2 volumes | |||