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Jiro Kuwata
Japanese manga artist (1935–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jiro Kuwata (桑田 二郎, Kuwata Jirō; alternatively 桑田 次郎; April 17, 1935 – July 2, 2020[1]) was a Japanese manga artist.
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Biography
Kuwata was born in Suita, Osaka. He created The Strange Star Cluster (怪奇星団) in 1948. In 1957 he created Maboroshi Tantei (まぼろし探偵; Phantom Detective) He co-created 8 Man with writer Kazumasa Hirai.
In 1965, when he was to finish the final issue of 8 Man, he was arrested for possession of a handgun, and released from prison soon after.
Kuwata died at age 85 in Suita, Osaka.
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Manga adaptations of TV shows
- Moonlight Mask
- Batman Shonen King, June 1966[2]
- Ultra Seven
- The Time Tunnel
- The Invaders
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