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is considered the first mystery manga magazine in the rental library market. His work became a catalyst for the manga movement
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to get his autograph. Afterwards, he decided to become a manga artist himself. The first work he drew was the Tezuka-inspired
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984:Lézard Noir
961:(in French)
579:Yūmoa Gakkō
481:Kazuo Umezu
384:caricatures
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159:Shōnen Club
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790:Panda Love
768:1972–1974
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172:Nextworld
832:劇画バカたち！！
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796:パンダラブー
755:たばこ屋の娘
612:坊ちゃん探偵
586:ユーモア学校
560:坊ちゃん先生
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