Fujiko Fujio A, author of “Ninja Hartley” and “Monster Imp”, passed away at the age of 88 “Monster くん”

Author of “Ninja Hartley》、《monster imp“Fujiko Fujio A (Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ, real name: An Sunzi Suo), who has created classics such as “Fujiko Fujio”, today (7) according to Japanese media reports that he passed away at the age of 88.

Fujiko Fujio A, who was born in 1934, is an old Japanese cartoonist. In the past, he and Fujimoto Hiroshi jointly created under the pseudonym Fujiko Fujio. The follow-up is Fujiko Fujio and his real name An Sunzi Suxiong starts with “A”, and continues with Fujiko Fujio A. creation. Fujiko Fujio A was determined to become a cartoonist when he was a child, and made his debut in the Daily Elementary School News in 1951. After his debut, he collaborated with Fujimoto Hiroshi to create under the pseudonym Fujiko Fujio, but in “Ninja Hartley“After that, it was basically done in a single-person writing style.

Fujiko Fujio A has also created many popular classic works in his comic career, in addition to the above-mentioned “Ninja Hartley“as well as”monster imp“In addition to “golf urchin Sarumaru“, “Black Salesman” and other books. The author’s contribution to the comics industry also allowed him to be awarded the Rising Sun Ribbon in 2008 and the special award of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award in 2014.

However, according to media reports such as Japan’s NHK and TBS earlier, Fujiko Fujio A was found dead in his home in Kawasaki City by the police in the morning. The cause of death is currently under investigation and he was 88 years old.

※ 12:40 update

According to the report, a notification was received at 110 at around 8:40 in the morning today, saying that Fujiko Fujio A was lying on his own property.