Daijiro Morohoshi (諸星 大二郎, Morohoshi Daijirō, born July 6, 1949 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is well known for science fiction comics, allegorical comics and horror/mystery comics based on pseudohistory and folklore. The indirect influence by Cthulhu Mythos also appears here and there in his works.
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Born | Morohoshi Daijirō 諸星 大二郎 (1949-07-06) July 6, 1949 (age 73) Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Morohoshi Yoshikage 諸星 義影 |
Occupation | Manga artist, illustrator, writer |
Years active | 1970–present |
Known for | Yōkai Hunter, Saiyū Yōenden |
Awards | Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2000) |
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Morohoshi grew up in Adachi-ku, Tokyo. After graduating from high school, he worked for the Tokyo metropolitan government for three years.
In 1970, Morohoshi made his professional debut with his short story "Junko Kyōkatsu" (ジュン子・恐喝, Junko, blackmail) in COM. In 1974, his short story "Seibutsu Toshi" (生物都市, Bio City) was selected in the 7th Tezuka Award.
His breakthrough came, when he started publishing the series Yōkai Hunter (妖怪ハンター, Demon Hunter) in Weekly Shōnen Jump. He published Ankoku Shinwa (暗黒神話, Dark Myth), Kōshi Ankokuden (孔子暗黒伝, Dark Biography of Confucius) in the same magazine afterwards. In 1979, he published the Mud Men series in Monthly Shōnen Champion Zōkan.
In 1983, he published Saiyū Yōenden (西遊妖猿伝, Journey to the West: Monster monkey's Commentary) (The Monkey King and other Chinese Legends) based on Journey to the West in Super Action. This work won him the grand prize of the fourth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2000.
Because Morohoshi's style of painting was too unique, his assistants said that they didn't know how to assist him, or Osamu Tezuka said that he could not imitate Morohoshi's painting.
Morohoshi's Mud Men triggered Haruomi Hosono of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Hosono wrote "The Madmen" for the album Service. Hosono said that his production company misspelled "Mudmen" with "Madmen". Hayao Miyazaki told that he was strongly influenced by Morohoshi in various media.
When Kentaro Takekuma interviewed Miyazaki, he said that he actually wanted Morohoshi to draw Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.[1]
According to Toshio Okada, who was a former representative director of Gainax, Hideaki Anno always said that he wanted to apply the scene where a giant appeared in "Kage no Machi" (影の街, Shadow Town) to his work, and his hope was realized in Neon Genesis Evangelion.[2]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1974 | "Seibutsu Toshi" | The 7th Tezuka Award | Nominated |
1992 | Boku to Furio to Kōtei de | The excellence prize of The 21st Japan Cartoonists Association Award | Won |
Ikairoku | The excellence prize of The 21st Japan Cartoonists Association Award | Won | |
2000 | Saiyū Yōenden | The grand prize of the 4th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize | Won |
2008 | Shiori to Shimiko | Excellent prize of the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Manga section | Won |
2014 | Uriko-hime no Yoru, Cinderella no Asa | Award for the Media Arts division at the 64th Annual MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes[3] | Won |
Start | End | English/Hepburn title | Original title | Publisher |
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1975 | 1982 | Mud Men | マッドメン | Akita Shoten (Monthly Shōnen Champion) |
1976 | 1976 | Ankoku Shinwa | 暗黒神話 | Shueisha (Super Jump) |
1978 | 1978 | Yōkai Hunter | 妖怪ハンター | Shueisha (Super Jump) |
1978 | 1978 | Kōshi Ankokuden | 孔子暗黒伝 | Shueisha (Super Jump) |
1983 | Saiyū Yōenden | 西遊妖猿伝 | Futabasha (Super Action, Comic Action Character) Ushio Shuppansha (Comic Tom) Kodansha (Morning, Morning two) | |
1985 | 2001 | Gojōden | 碁娘伝 | Ushio Shuppansha (Comi Comi, Manga Action, Comic Tom Plus) |
1988 | 1989 | Mumenboku Taikō Bōden | 無面目・太公望伝 | Ushio Shuppansha (Comic Tom) |
1988 | 2005 | Morokai Shii | 諸怪志異 | Futabasha (Manga Action) |
1990 | 1991 | Kaijinki | 海神記 | Ushio Shuppansha (Comic Tom) |
1991 | 1991 | Boku to Furio to Kōtei de[4] | 僕とフリオと校庭で | Futabasha (Manga Action) |
1995 | 2008 | Shiori to Shimiko | 栞と紙魚子 | Asahi Sonorama (Nemuki) |
2000 | 2002 | Shikabanchōru Izufu | 私家版鳥類図譜 | Kodansha (Morning) |
2004 | 2006 | Shikabangyoru Izufu | 私家版魚類図譜 | Kodansha (Bessatsu Morning, Morning) |
2013 | 2013 | Uriko-hime no Yoru, Cinderella no Asa | 瓜子姫の夜・シンデレラの朝 | Asahi Shuppansha |
2016 | 2017 | BOX - Hako no Naka ni Nanika Iru | BOX -箱の中に何かいる- | Kodansha |
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