Tsunomaru Explained

is a Japanese manga artist who writes mostly shōnen manga. He debuted in 1991 with, which received the Shōnen Weekly Jump newcomer's award. Tsunomaru is best known for the horse-racing comedy Midori no Makibaō, which was adapted as a 61-episode anime television series and received the 1997 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.^[1]

Style

Tsunomaru is known for his distinct drawing style. Most of his characters have monkey-like features, most notable in his manga Mon Mon Mon!, including short stature, small eyes, large nostrils, big lips, and if male, exposed genitals.

Works

• Mon mon mon (モンモンモン), Weekly Shōnen Jump (1992 - 1993, 8 volumes)
• Midori no Makibaō (みどりのマキバオー), Weekly Shōnen Jump (1994 - 1998, 16 volumes)
• Survibee (サバイビー sabaibi-), Weekly Shōnen Jump (1999, 3 volumes)
• Jūshin Igari Tora Jirō (重臣猪狩虎次郎), Weekly Shōnen Jump (2001, 2 volumes)
• Gocchan desu!! (ごっちゃんです!!), Weekly Shōnen Jump (2003 - 2004, 5 volumes)
• Taiyō no Makibaō (たいようのマキバオー), Weekly Playboy (2007 - 2011, 16 volumes)
• Taiyō no Makibaō W (たいようのマキバオーW), Weekly Playboy (2011 - 2016, 20 volumes)

External links

• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide
• Fansite
• Midori no Makibaō Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html . ja:小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 . Shogakukan . Japanese . 19 August 2007 . 24 April 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050424231028/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html . dead .