Autores: Naoki Urasawa

Como esta parte del foro está muerta voy a animarla un poquillo copiandome informaicon de la wikipedia, la idea es ponerla en castellano pero eso lo hare fuera del curro que no es plan de ponerse a perder todo el tiempo xD. Empiezo con un autor que me ha dejado boquiabierto.

Naoki Urasawa (浦沢直樹, Urasawa Naoki) (born January 2, 1960 in Osaka) is a Japanese manga author and artist.

Urasawa Naoki was born in 2nd Jan. 1960, Osaka-Metropolis.

He's a Graduate of Economy in Meisei University.

He's considered one of the greatest contemporary mangakas (manga authors).

From his works, three mangas have become anime: Yawara began airing in 1989 and ended in 1992. The series was animated by the famous Madhouse Studios, and it had 124 episodes in total. Master Keaton began airing in 1998 and ended in 1999. It had 40 episodes in total. The anime was licensed by Geneon, and it's currently being released in the USA. Finally, more recently; Monster TV series began airing in April 2004. About 70 episodes are confirmed so far, so it will end sometime around 2005.

His works include:

Beta: He made his professional debut in 1984 with "Beta!!".

Yawara: ~A Fashionable Judo Girl~ was Urasawa's first official work and real breakthrough; being published from 1986 to 1993(serialized on Big Comic Spirits, 1987-93). The manga had 29 volumes in total. The story is a Judo romance comedy. About a judo-champion girl who wants to have fun just like other girls, and her strict grandfather who wants her to triumph in Judo tournaments. Yawara won the 35th Shogakukan Comic Prize in 1990.

Pineapple ARMY: Published by Shougakukan from 1986 to 1988, being a side-work along with Yawara. Pinneaple Army was composed of 10 volumes in total. The story was written by Kazuya Kudou, and the artwork is Urasawa's. The plot is about an ex-military man who trains others to defend themselves, on the condition that he never gets involved himself. But he always does, anyway.

Dancing Policeman: Published by Shougakukan in 1987. It was composed of one volume.

MASTER KEATON: Just after Pinneaple Army and while writing Yawara, Urasawa began one of his most famous works, Master Keaton. Master Keaton was published from 1988 to 1994(serialized on Big Comic Original, 1988-94), and it had 18 volumes in total. Master Keaton's story is Hokusei Katsushika's; Urasawa did the art. The story revolves around a half Japanese, half English man, non of an English woman of noble birth and a Japanese zoologist. Keaton went to England at the age of five with his mother after his parents' divorce. There he learned archeology at Oxford University, where he met his wife with whom he has a daughter (Yuriko). They divorced after five years. He works as an operative/detective for Lloyds of London where he's known for his abilities he acquired as a master sergeant in the SAS and as a veteran of the Falklands War, and was one of the members of the Iran Embassy incident. This helps him carry out his dangerous work of insurance investigator. His works at Lloyds, but his dream is excavating the ancient civilization in a Danube basin.

NASA: Short story collection published in one volume by Shougakukan in 1988. A fantasy about a middle-aged office worker who trains every day in order to become Japan's first astronaut. Includes other early short stories.
Happy!: Just after Yawara, he began writing Happy!, which began in 1993 and lasted until 1999. Happy! had 23 volumes in total, and it's currently being scanslated by Mangascreener/The Hawks. From the back of the first tankoubon: "Miyuki Umino was a senior in high-school. Although Miyuki, her two younger brothers and her younger sister were poor, they were happy living together. But, one day all of a sudden her older brother's debt of 250 million yen fell upon them. To pay back the debt Miyuki quit school. What was the incredible choice she took to do this?".

MONSTER ~Horrible Story~: In 1994, after finishing Master Keaton, Urasawa began writing the manga which would become his most famous work: Monster. He wrote Monster along with Happy!; but Monster ended in 2001. Monster had 18 volumes in total and was serialized on Big Comic(1995-2001). Monster was scanslated by Mangascreener. Monster was recently licensed by Viz (2005). The text on the cover of the first tankoubon: "Dusseldorf, West-Germany in 1986. One day, Dr. Kenzo Tenma ignored his boss's order and executed humanitarian rescue of a man's child. That's how this horrible story begins!!".

Jigoro!: Short story collection published in one volume by Shougakukan in 1994. It features four stories about Jigorou, Yawara's grandfather (from the Yawara series) during his younger years. It also includes a samurai and a baseball story not related to the Yawara series.

20th Century Boys(Nijuuseiki Shounen): In 1999, after finishing Happy!, Urasawa began the all-popular and famous 20th Century Boys. He wrote 20th Century Boys along with Monster for 2 years (Monster) ended in 2001. 20th Century Boys is still running in Japan, and it has 19 volumes so far. It's also being scanslated by Mangascreener/The Hawks. It was recently licensed by Viz (2005)

PLUTO: His most recent project, Pluto, began being serialized late in 2003. It’s a joint manga by him and the late Osamu Tezuka. Pluto is based on a story arc of the original Tetsuwan Atom manga by Tezuka, that’s why it’s referred as a “joint manga” by Urasawa and Tezuka. So far, 2 volumes have been published. This project is also being scanlated by Mangascreener.