Toshiko Ueda
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was a Japanese
manga artist
who helped shape the face of modern shojo manga. She wrote under three pen names: for manga
, when writing for newspapers, and later , all three of which are read as Toshiko Ueda in English.
Toshiko was best known for her manga Fuichin-san, which won the 5th annual Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Excellence and the 1960 Shogakukan Manga Award
. She was also recognized for "distinguished service" during the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Copyright Act in 1999. She was one of the first female shojo artists at a time when the field was dominated by men.
, September 1955 to Dec 1961., Shojo Club, January 1957 to March 1962., Heibon, February 1958 to April 1969., Ashita no Tomo, 1973 to 2002.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga artist
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...
who helped shape the face of modern shojo manga. She wrote under three pen names: for manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, when writing for newspapers, and later , all three of which are read as Toshiko Ueda in English.
Toshiko was best known for her manga Fuichin-san, which won the 5th annual Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Excellence and the 1960 Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
. She was also recognized for "distinguished service" during the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Copyright Act in 1999. She was one of the first female shojo artists at a time when the field was dominated by men.
Selected works
, Shojo Book, 1951 to December, 1958., RibonRibon
is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. Its target audience is young girls roughly 9–13 years old. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167, down from the previous year's circulation numbers of 330,000...
, September 1955 to Dec 1961., Shojo Club, January 1957 to March 1962., Heibon, February 1958 to April 1969., Ashita no Tomo, 1973 to 2002.
Biography
- 1917: Born in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. 40 days later, her family moves to HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, ManchuriaManchuriaManchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
. They return to JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
after she graduated from elementary school. At this time, Ueda discovers Katsuji MatsumotoKatsuji Matsumotowas a Japanese illustrator and shōjo manga artist. Matsumoto's 16-page The Mysterious Clover is recognized as a pioneering work in the field of manga, but he is best known for his shōjo manga Kurukuru Kurumi-chan, serialized from 1938 to 1940, and again from 1949 to 1954.His illustrations were...
's Poku-chan and decides to become a manga artist.
- 1935: Becomes Katsuji Matsumoto's apprentice.
- 1942: Returns to Harbin, Manchuria, where she works in the offices of the Manchuria Railroad. Switches jobs to work at the Harbin Daily Newspaper, where she remains until the end of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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- 1945: Age 28. The War ends and she is held in detention for 1 year. During this time she draws manga to help cheer up people from the war's aftermath.
- 1946: Is repatriated to Japan in October.
- 1951: Age 34. Shojo Book magazine debuts, and with it is Ueda's own first manga, Boku-chan.
- 1955: RibonRibonis a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. Its target audience is young girls roughly 9–13 years old. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167, down from the previous year's circulation numbers of 330,000...
magazine debuts, and with it is the first chapter of Ueda's Bonko-chan.
- 1957: Age 40. Fuichin-san starts running in Shojo Club magazine, based on Ueda's experiences in Harbin.
- 1960: Fuichin-san and Bonko-chan win the 5th Annual Shogakukan Manga AwardShogakukan Manga AwardThe is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
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- 1989: Ako-Baachan wins the Japan Cartoonists Association's Award for Excellence.
- 1999: Ueda receives a special cultural award as part of the 100th anniversary of the Japanese copyright act.
- 2003: Ueda is given the Japan Cartoonists Association's Ministry award.
- 2003: Release of the 60-minute animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation of Fuichin-san from Ekura Animal.
- 2008: Suffers a fatal heart attack at her home in Tokyo on March 7, age 90.