Tsukasa Hojo
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga artist
. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University
, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter
and Angel Heart.
Hojo claims that he really did not have any inspiration for these works other than having to meet a deadline. He says he wrote down a few things, he thought about a few things, and one day the ideas just came to him, out of thin air. In reality, the process was a lot more complicated, with editors involved, but fans got the benefit of Hojo's sense of adventure and humor.
After the success of Cat's Eye and City Hunter
, Hojo went on to work on other series such as Family Compo. His current ongoing series is Angel Heart, a spinoff of City Hunter set in an alternate universe. It has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch
since 2001 and 30 collected volumes has been published so far.
Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue
's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of City Hunter. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of Fist of the North Star
illustrator Tetsuo Hara
, who was also one of the founders of Coamix
. Hojo contributed to the production Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
film series by designing the character of Reina.
He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo
which was held in July 2010.
, Shueisha
) (1995-1996 reprint, Shueisha) (2005-2006 reprint, Tokuma Shoten
) (1985–1992, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha) (1996-1997 reprint Shueisha) (2003-2005 reprint, Tokuma Shoten) (1993–1994, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)
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 studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University
Kyushu Sangyo University
was founded in 1960 in Fukuoka City, and currently has twenty departments and six graduate schools. It is a private university.-Undergraduate Faculties and departments:*Faculty of Economics**Department of Economics*Faculty of Commerce**Department of Commerce...
, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter
City Hunter
is a hardboiled manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987...
and Angel Heart.
Hojo claims that he really did not have any inspiration for these works other than having to meet a deadline. He says he wrote down a few things, he thought about a few things, and one day the ideas just came to him, out of thin air. In reality, the process was a lot more complicated, with editors involved, but fans got the benefit of Hojo's sense of adventure and humor.
After the success of Cat's Eye and City Hunter
City Hunter
is a hardboiled manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987...
, Hojo went on to work on other series such as Family Compo. His current ongoing series is Angel Heart, a spinoff of City Hunter set in an alternate universe. It has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch
Weekly Comic Bunch
is a defunct Japanese manga anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010...
since 2001 and 30 collected volumes has been published so far.
Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue
Takehiko Inoue
is a Japanese manga artist, best known for the basketball manga Slam Dunk, which has become a success both in Japan and overseas. Many of his works are about basketball, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport, and many Japanese children started to play basketball because they read the manga...
's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of City Hunter. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of Fist of the North Star
Fist of the North Star
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
illustrator Tetsuo Hara
Tetsuo Hara
is a Japanese manga artist famous for drawing the series Fist of the North Star , which he co-authored with Buronson...
, who was also one of the founders of Coamix
Coamix
Coamix Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manga and anime production company partnered with Shinchosha. Its headquarters are in the in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo....
. Hojo contributed to the production Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior
is a Japanese animated film series produced by TMS Entertainment and North Stars Pictures based on the manga Fist of the North Star written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara...
film series by designing the character of Reina.
He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo
Japan Expo
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture, taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival Kultima and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well...
which was held in July 2010.
Works
(1981–1985, serialized in Weekly Shōnen JumpWeekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
) (1995-1996 reprint, Shueisha) (2005-2006 reprint, Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
) (1985–1992, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha) (1996-1997 reprint Shueisha) (2003-2005 reprint, Tokuma Shoten) (1993–1994, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)
- Rash!!Rash!!Rash!! is a two volume manga series by Tsukasa Hojo. It is licensed in French by Tonkam and in Italy by Star Comics.-Story:Asaka, the prison's nurse, is leaving her post to her gorgeous granddaughter Yuki, who will bring a lot of troubles and chaos in the life of the people around her, starting...
(1994–1995, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha) (1996–2000, serialized in Manga Allman, Shueisha) (2001–2010, serialized in Weekly Comic BunchWeekly Comic Bunchis a defunct Japanese manga anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010...
, ShinchoshaShinchoshais a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
)
External links
- Tsukasa Hojo's official web page (in Japanese)