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Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Born

in Osaka, Japan

June 10, 1935

Died

March 07, 2015

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Manga

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Yoshihiro Tatsumi (辰巳ヨシヒロ Tatsumi Yoshihiro, June 10, 1935 in Tennōji-ku, Osaka) was a Japanese manga artist who was widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative comics in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957.

His work has been translated into many languages, and Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly have embarked on a project to publish an annual compendium of his works focusing each on the highlights of one year of his work (beginning with 1969), edited by American cartoonist Adrian Tomine. This is one event in a seemingly coincidental rise to worldwide popularity that Tomine relates to in his introduction to the first volume of the aforementioned series. Tatsumi received the Japan Cartoonists Association Awa ...more

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Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 22,023 ratings · 1,733 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Adrian Tomine (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 3,885 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Taro Nettleton (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 3,093 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abandon the Old in Tokyo 3.95 avg rating — 2,668 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good-Bye by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Yuji Oniki (Translator), Adrian Tomine (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 1,882 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Blizzard by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Akemi Wegmüller (Translator) 3.54 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 1956 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallen Words by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Jocelyne Allen (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una vida errante, Volumen uno (Gekiga Hyoryu, #1) by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Alberto Sakai (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Fishermen: Gekiga of the 1970s by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Lim Cheng Tju (Contributor), Mariko Usuba Owen (translator) 3.75 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una vida errante, Volumen Dos (Gekiga Hyoryu, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infierno: Hell 3.69 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Tatsumi's short stories (3 books)
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Yoshihiro Tatsumi,

Yuji Oniki (Translator),

Adrian Tomine (Editor)

3.97 avg rating — 8,436 ratings

Gekiga Hyoryu (2 books)
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Yoshihiro Tatsumi

4.02 avg rating — 3,464 ratings

Novel Grafis: Hanyut (4 books)
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Yoshihiro Tatsumi,

Yoko Takebe (Translator),

Yoko Nomura (Translator)

3.69 avg rating — 225 ratings

Quotes by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (?)

“The rat gave birth. Six little ones...cute baby rats... None of them are like Hitler.”
― Yoshihiro Tatsumi, The Push Man and Other Stories

tags: hitler, rats

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“The more people flock together, the more isolated they become”
― Yoshihiro Tatsumi

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“You're way behind the times. Doesn't matter how handy it is. People get rid of anything old. That's modern life for ya.”
― Yoshihiro Tatsumi

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