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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.

Daijiro Morohoshi
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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Biography

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.

Legacy

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]

Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
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

Major works

Manga

Start	End	English/Hepburn title	Original title	Publisher
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

Novels

• Kyōko no Kyō wa Kyōfu no Kyō (2004)
• Kumo no Ito wa Kanarazu Kireru (2007)

Illustrations for books

• Rōkō ni Ari (Author: Ken'ichi Sakemi)

Adaptations

Movies

• Hiruko the Goblin (1991, Film Director: Shinya Tsukamoto)
• Kidan (2005, Film Director: Takashi Komatsu)
• Kabeotoko (British title: The Wall Man) (2007, Film Director: Wataru Hayakawa)

TV drama

• Fukushū Club (1991, Fuji Television, in Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari)
• Shiro (1992, Fuji Television, in Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari)
• Shiori to Shimiko no Kaiki Jikenbo (2008, Nippon Television)

Radio drama

• Saiyū Yōenden (1989)
• Zoku Saiyū Yōenden (1990)
• Yumemiru Kikai (2000)

OVA

• Ankoku Shinwa (The Dark Myth) Chapter 1/Chapter 2 (1990)

Video games

• Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu (1988)

References

External links

• Daijirō Morohoshi at Library of Congress Authorities, with 2 catalogue records
• List of works at ne.jp/asahi
• Hiruko/Yōkai Hunter (movie)
• Daijiro Morohoshi Museum

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