Wikipedia

Yoshihiro Yonezawa

Yoshihiro Yonezawa(Mễ trạch gia bác,Yonezawa Yoshihiro,March 21, 1953 – October 1, 2006)was a Japanesemangacritic and author. He is also known for beingComiket's co-founder and president. He died of lung cancer at 53. He won the 2007Seiun Awardin the special category and 2010Tezuka Osamu Cultural PrizeSpecial Award.

Yoshihiro Yonezawa
A photograph of Comiket's co-founder and president, Yoshihiro Yonezawa.
A photograph ofComiket's co-founder and president, Yoshihiro Yonezawa.
Born(1953-03-21)March 21, 1953
Kumamoto,Kumamoto,Japan
DiedOctober 1, 2006(2006-10-01)(aged 53)
Shibuya,Tokyo,Japan
Occupationmanga critic &Comiketco-founder and president
NationalityJapanese
SubjectManga
SpouseEiko Yonezawa

Biography

edit

Born inKumamoto,Japan, on March 21, 1953,[1]Yoshihiro Yonezawa began drawing parodies of his favourite manga characters with the encouragement of his father when he was a child.[2]As a fan ofOsamu TezukaandShigeru Mizukihe would start dōjin activities in middle school, releasing several works under the circle "Azu Manga Research Club." In 1969, Yonezawa joined the staff ofKyukonand met SF writerShinji Kajioat age 16.[3]Yonezawa would go on to attend Kumamoto Prefectural Kumamoto High School where he participated in anti-war student activism, throwing molotov cocktails while protesting the stationing of American nuclear aircraft carriers atUSFA Saseboand getting detained by the police. He began criticizingmangawhile he was studying engineering atMeiji University,[1]as part of the group Meikyu.[4]Yonezawa has said that in the early 1970s, mostly mainstream manga were published, as there were fewmanga magazinesat that time.[5]COM,a manga magazine with a reputation for publishing experimental manga had closed in 1972, and Yonezawa believed that by 1973 and 1974, it was very difficult to publish "unusual" works in anything other than "underground"zinesdevoted todōjinshi.[6]To explore the potential of the medium,[5]he co-foundedComiket(The Comic Market) in 1975 with Harada Teruo (chairman) and Aniwa Jun, who were university students.[6][7]Comiket is a bi-annual, 3-day event where dōjinshi manga is brought and traded. Yonezawa's publication ofThe History of Post War Manga Trilogyin 1980 showed his devotion to reviewing and chronicling manga.[8]He was a judge for theTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[9]In 1999, he received the 21st Japan Society of Publishing Studies Award for Bessatsu Taiyo: Hakkinbon.[4]Since 1999, he regularly reviewed manga on his column, "Yoshihiro Yonezawa's Commentary on Contemporary Mangas [sic] ", inMedia Factory'sMonthly Comic Flapperuntil October 2006.[10]He was posthumously awarded the 2007Seiun Awardin the special category,[11][12]and the special Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2010.[13]

He was hospitalised on September 30, 2006,[9]and on October 1, 2006, Yonezawa died of lung cancer at age 53.[8]On the last day of Comiket 71 which was held from December 29 to 31, 2006, as announced in the event's catalogue, a thirty seconds of silence was held on 15:59 just before the announcement of closing.

Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library

edit
Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures 2012-02-26

In 2009,Meiji Universityopened a library housingdōjinshi,manga- and anime-related circle newsletters, as well as commercially published manga and manga magazines. The collection, which at present largely consists of Yonezawa's personal collection, donated by his widow, has been named "Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures." The library is located at the university's Surugadai campus. The core collection comprises Yonezawa's dōjinshi collection, consisting of 4,137 boxes,[14]or over 140,000 items.[15]The library will also incorporate the collection ofTsuguo Iwata.[14]The construction of the new library complex is expected to be complete in 2015.[16]

Works

edit
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (1980)Sengō SF Mangashi(Chiến sau SFマンガ sử,lit. "A History of PostwarSFManga ")Tokyo: Shinpyōsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (1980)Sengō Shōjo Mangashi(Chiến sau thiếu nữ マンガ sử,lit. "A History of Postwar Girls' Manga" )Tokyo: Shinpyōsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (1981)Sengō Gyaggu Mangashi(Chiến sau ギャグマンガ sử,lit. "A History of Postwar Gag Manga" )Tokyo: Shinpyōsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro, ed. (1991)Kodomo no Shōwa-shi: Shōjo manga no sekai I,Shōwa 20 nen – 37 nen ( tử cung の chiêu cùng sử ── thiếu nữ マンガ の thế giới I chiêu cùng 20 năm 〜37 năm "A Children's History of Showa-Era Japan: The World of Shōjo Manga I, 1945–1962" ) Bessatsu Taiyō series. Tokyo: Heibonsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro, ed. (1991)Kodomo no Shōwa-shi: Shōjo manga no sekai II,Shōwa 38 nen – 64 nen ( tử cung の chiêu cùng sử ── thiếu nữ マンガ の thế giới II chiêu cùng 38 năm 〜64 năm "A Children's History of Showa-Era Japan: The World of Shōjo Manga II, 1963–1989" ) Bessatsu Taiyō series. Tokyo: Heibonsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (1997)Tezuka Osamu manga taizen: kodomo no shōwashi(Tay trủng trị trùng マンガ bách khoa toàn thư: Tử ども の chiêu cùng sử)Tokyo: HeibonshaISBN4-582-94291-1
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (1999) アメリカB cấp グッズ nói "The World of Collection B-Class American Memorabilia"
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2001)Sengō ero manga-shi( chiến sau エロマンガ sử, lit. "A History of Postwar ero manga" ) Tokio: SeirinkogeishaISBN 978-4883792580
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2002) chiến sau dã cầu マンガ sử "The History of Post War Baseball Manga" Heibonsha
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2002) cây mây như một hùng luận —Fと(A) の phương trình "OnFujiko Fujio~ The Formula of F and (A) "
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2003)The Worldwide Phenomenon of Anime: Past and PresentNipponia27
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2004) マンガで đọc む “Lệ” の cấu tạo "The Formalism of" Tears "As Depicted In Manga" NHK
  • Yonezawa, Yoshihiro (2007)Tezuka Osamumangaron(Tay trủng trị trùng マンガ luận)Tokyo: Kawade Shobō ShinshaISBN978-4-309-26959-7

References

edit
  1. ^abToku, Masami."Yoshihiro Yonezawa".csuchico.edu. Archived fromthe originalon October 13, 2009.RetrievedMay 13,2009.
  2. ^Schodt, Frederik L.(1999).Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga(2 ed.). Stone Bridge Press. p.41.ISBN978-1-880656-23-5.
  3. ^"Yoshihiro Yonezawa: Profile"(in Japanese). Meiji University.RetrievedMay 14,2009.
  4. ^ab"MEIJI UNIVERSITY TOP|Tokyo International Manga Library|Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subculture|The Man and His Work".
  5. ^abSchodt, Frederik L. (1999).Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga(2 ed.). Stone Bridge Press. p.40.ISBN978-1-880656-23-5.
  6. ^abGelder, Ken (2005). "Amateur Manga Subculture".The Subcultures Reader(2 ed.). Routledge. pp. 542–543.ISBN978-0-415-34415-9.
  7. ^"World's Biggest Underground Comic Convention".Anime News Network.August 17, 2000.RetrievedMay 13,2009.
  8. ^ab"Yoshihiro Yonezawa Dies".Anime News Network.October 2, 2006.RetrievedMay 13,2009.
  9. ^abマンガ nhà bình luận の mễ trạch gia bác さん chết đi コミケ đại biểu trường く vụ める.Asahi Shimbun(in Japanese). Japan. October 1, 2006.RetrievedMay 16,2009.
  10. ^"Mangas [sic] that Sell, Mangas [sic] that are Memorable ".Japanese Writers' House. February 20, 2007.RetrievedMay 13,2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^"Nippon2007 Convention Hands Out 38th Seiun Awards (Updated)".Anime News Network.September 4, 2007.RetrievedMay 13,2009.
  12. ^2007 năm tinh vân thưởng(in Japanese).Seiun Award.RetrievedMay 13,2009.
  13. ^"14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced".Anime News Network. April 19, 2010.RetrievedApril 19,2010.
  14. ^ab"Dojin Manga Library" Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library "opening this Summer".en.gigazine.net. April 2, 2009.RetrievedMay 13,2009.;"Mễ trạch gia bác kỷ niệm đồ thư quán TOP"(in Japanese). Meiji University.RetrievedMay 16,2009.
  15. ^Galbraith, Patrick L. (June 14, 2009)."New university library puts focus on the fans".The Japan Times.RetrievedJuly 26,2009.;"Manga Library in Japan,"New York Times.October 26, 2009.
  16. ^"Manga Library in Japan,"New York Times.October 26, 2009.
edit


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yoshihiro_Yonezawa&oldid=1257275431"