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Ippei Kuri

Toyoharu Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田豊治, Hepburn: Yoshida Toyoharu, January 1, 1940 – July 1, 2023), better known as Ippei Kuri (九里一平, Kuri Ippei), was a Japanese manga artist and the third president of animation production company Tatsunoko Production.[1]

History

Ippei Kuri was born Toyoharu Yoshida on January 1, 1940, in Kyoto. As a child, he read comics such as Superman that were discarded by American troops stationed in Japan during the Allied occupation following World War II. Kuri stated he wanted to make a manga like that when he grew up. This had an influence on his manga and anime character design style.[2] He attended Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō High School (now Kyoto Municipal Rakuyō Technical High School), but left in 1958 before graduating to join his older brother Kenji in Tokyo to work as a manga artist.[3]

Kuri worked as an assistant for his older brother Tatsuo, who was already a successful illustrator and manga artist. Kuri made his manga debut in 1959 with Abare Tengu (あばれ天狗, lit. Raging Crow Goblin), published as an akahon and in the Japanese magazine Z-Boy from Shueisha. From 1960 to 1961, Kuri worked on Mach Sanshirō (マッハ三四郎, Mahha Sanshirō) with creator Minoru Kume. In 1962, Kuri co-founded the animation production company Tatsunoko Production with his brothers, Kenji and Tatsuo. Thereafter, he worked in many roles, including as an animation producer, in planning and design, and as a director.

Kuri was appointed the managing director of Tatsunoko Production subsidiary Anime Friend in 1977. In 1987, due to his brother Kenji's retirement, Kuri became the president of Tatsunoko Production. Anime Friend was dissolved in 1990. When Tatsunoko Production became a subsidiary of the major toy manufacturer Takara on July 1, 2005, Kuri stepped down as president. The Yoshida brothers' involvement in the company then became very limited.

At the 10th Animation Kobe event in October 2005, Kuri was awarded the special award for lifetime contributions to anime as a general producer at Tatsunoko Production.[4] Kuri served as a guest professor at the Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts.[5]

Ippei Kuri died on July 1, 2023, at the age of 83.[1] His family held a private funeral on July 10.[6]

Works

Listed in chronological order.

Manga

Anime

Books


References

  1. ^ a b "タツノコプロ元社長・吉田豊治さん死去 83歳 『ガッチャマン』『みなしごハッチ』『マッハGoGoGo』などに参加". ORICON NEWS. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dōga-Oh" 動画王 [Animation King]. Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). 7. Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan: Kinema Junposha KK: 76–94. 1998.
  3. ^ "GATCHAMAN! The story of Tatsuo Yoshida and his greatest creation". Comic Book Resources. May 11, 2008.
  4. ^ "Dai-Jū-Kai Animēshon Kōbe Shō" 第10回アニメーション神戸賞 [10th Animation Kobe Awards] (in Japanese). October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Kyakuin Kyōju" 客員教授 [Guest Professors] (in Japanese). Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 19, 2023). "Tatsunoko Production Co-Founder Ippei Kuri Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

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