

Both Abiko and Fujimoto were able to create stories and draw them to completion, making them a rare presence indeed in the industry. Most of these units, though, divide the work of manga creation among them, with some members creating the story outlines and others inking them for publication. There have been several other famous groups of artists in the manga world working under a single name, such as Yudetamago (the two creators of Kinnikuman) and Clamp (a multiple-member female group who produced works including Cardcaptor Sakura).

Fujio) in an undated photo from the 1960s. While their debut work was released under both of their real names, until they dissolved their partnership in 1987 they used their Fujiko Fujio names, with the exception of a short period early on when some works were released under the name Ashizuka Fujio.Ībiko (Fujiko A. Fujio) to cocreate their first work as a manga team, Tenshi no Tama-chan (Tama the Angel), serialized in the Mainichi Shōgakusei Shimbun.įrom this precocious start in their teen years, the Fujiko Fujio pair would go on to create countless major manga hits through a career stretching across nearly four decades. In 1951, he joined his elementary school classmate Fujimoto Hiroshi (Fujiko F. Fujio (the “A.” coming from his surname) loved to draw from a young age. (© Fujiko Studio)īorn Abiko Motoo in 1934 in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, Fujiko A. The well-known characters from Kaibutsu-kun (at left) and Ninja Hattori-kun. During a career that spanned decades he gained fame for works like Ninja Hattori-kun ( Ninja Hattori) and Kaibutsu-kun ( The Monster Kid), along with a host of other creations that showcased his flair for black humor.

On April 7, 2022, the celebrated manga artist Fujiko A.
