Susumu Katsumata
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was an award-winning Japanese manga artist
. He debuted in 1966 in the alternative manga
magazine Garo
, and in 2006 won the 35th Japanese Cartoonists Association Award Grand prize of 500,000 yen for Red Snow.
Katsumata was born in Miyagi Prefecture
and died of melanoma
in Ōta, Tokyo
on December 3, 2007, at the age of 63. He is survived by at least one son, Daichi.
He graduated from Tokyo University of Education with a degree in physics. He also studied nuclear physics
at its post-graduate school.
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. He debuted in 1966 in the alternative manga
Alternative manga
Alternative manga are Japanese comics that are published outside of the more commercial manga market, or which have different art styles, themes, and narratives to those found in the more popular manga magazines....
magazine Garo
Garo (magazine)
was a monthly manga anthology magazine in Japan, founded in 1964 by Katsuichi Nagai. It specialized in alternative and avant-garde manga.-History:...
, and in 2006 won the 35th Japanese Cartoonists Association Award Grand prize of 500,000 yen for Red Snow.
Katsumata was born in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
and died of melanoma
Melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that produce the dark pigment, melanin, which is responsible for the color of skin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body, including the bowel and the eye...
in Ōta, Tokyo
Ota, Tokyo
is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 676,458, with 348,492 households, and a population density of 11,376.69 persons per km²...
on December 3, 2007, at the age of 63. He is survived by at least one son, Daichi.
He graduated from Tokyo University of Education with a degree in physics. He also studied nuclear physics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
at its post-graduate school.