Tsukasa Hojo
Tsukasa Hojo (北条 司, Hōjō Tsukasa?, born on March 5, 1959, in Kitakyushu, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.[1] He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart.
Hojo claims that he really did not have any inspiration for these works other than having to meet a deadline. He says he wrote down a few things, he thought about a few things, and one day the ideas just came to him, out of thin air. In reality, the process was a lot more complicated, with editors involved, but fans got the benefit of Hojo's sense of adventure and humor.
After the success of Cat's Eye and City Hunter, Hojo went on to work on other series such as Family Compo. His current ongoing series is Angel Heart, a spinoff of City Hunter set in an alternate universe. It has been serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch since 2001 and 30 collected volumes has been published so far.
Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of City Hunter. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of Fist of the North Star illustrator Tetsuo Hara, who was also one of the founders of Coamix. Hojo contributed to the production Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior film series by designing the character of Reina.
He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo which was held in July 2010.[2]
Works
- Cat's Eye (キャッツアイ?) (1981–1985, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)[3][4] (1995-1996 reprint, Shueisha)[5][6] (2005-2006 reprint, Tokuma Shoten)[7][8]
- City Hunter (シティーハンター?) (1985–1992, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)[9][10] (1996-1997 reprint Shueisha)[11][12] (2003-2005 reprint, Tokuma Shoten)[13][14]
- Komorebi no Moto de (こもれ陽の下で…?, Under the Dapple Shade) (1993–1994, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)[15][16]
- Rash!! (1994–1995, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)[17][18]
- Family Compo (ファミリー・コンポ?) (1996–2000, serialized in Manga Allman, Shueisha)[19][20]
- Angel Heart (エンジェル・ハート?) (2001–2010, serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch, Shinchosha)[21][22]
References
- ^ "Comic creator: Tsukasa Hôjo". lambiek.net. http://lambiek.net/artists/h/hojo_tsukasa.htm. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "Animeland - Tsukasa Hôjô à Japan Expo" (in French). Animeland. February 19, 2010. http://www.animeland.com/news/voir/1598/Tsukasa-Hojo-a-Japan-Expo. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツ・アイ (第1巻) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088514513/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツ・アイ (第18巻) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088514688/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツ アイ 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617151-1&mode=1. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツ アイ 11" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617160-0&mode=1. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツアイ 完全版 1" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095861203. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "キャッツアイ 完全版 11" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095863938. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "シティーハンター (第1巻) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (新書)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088523814/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "シティーハンター (第35巻) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (新書)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/408852196X/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "CITY HUNTER 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617161-9&mode=1. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "CITY HUNTER 18" (in Japanese). Shueisha. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617178-3&mode=1. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "シティーハンター完全版 1" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095848922. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "シティーハンター完全版 32" (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. http://www.tokuma.jp/comics/tokuma-comics/1176095858661. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "こもれ陽の下で… (第1幕) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (新書)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088713559/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "こもれ陽の下で… (第3幕) (ジャンプ・コミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088713575/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "RASH VOL.1 (ジャンプコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088717775/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "RASH VOL.2 (ジャンプコミックス) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088717783/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "ファミリー・コンポ (1) (SCオールマン) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088780760/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "ファミリー・コンポ (14) (SCオールマン) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4088783212/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "エンジェル・ハート 1巻" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771001/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ "エンジェル・ハート 32巻" (in Japanese). Shinchosha. http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/771554/. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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