Motoka Murakami

Motoka Murakami (村上もとか, Murakami Motoka, born June 3, 1951 in Setagaya, Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily shōnen manga. He won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Gakuto Retsuden in 1982 and the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, for shōnen for Musashi no Ken in 1984 and for general manga in 1996 for Ron, serialized in Big Comic Original from 1991 to 2006.^[1]^[2] In 1998, he received an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival for Ron.^[3] Jin won the Grand Prize at the 2011 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.^[4] On a list published in the beginning of August 2011, he ranked as the 35th best-selling manga artist since January 2010, with 1,901,000 copies sold.^[5]

Works

Musashi no Ken
Jin

References

↑ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
↑ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
↑ "1998[2nd]Japan Media Arts Festival". Japan Media Arts Festival. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
↑ "15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ "Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010". Anime News Network. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links

Official Website (Japanese)
Motoka Murakami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Profile at The Ultimate Manga Guide

Shogakukan Manga Award – General

1950s	Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955) Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956) Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957) Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958) Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)

1960s	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961) Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962) Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963) Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964) Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967) Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968) Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)

1970s	Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970) Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971) Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972) Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973) The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974) Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975) Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976) Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977) Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978) Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)

1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)

1990s	F by Noboru Rokuda (1990) Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991) Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992) Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993) Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994) Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995) Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996) Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997) Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)

2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Team Medical Dragon by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)

2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yūki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015)

Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen

1970s	Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)

1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)

1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)

2000s	Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Konjiki no Gasshu!! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)

2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii (2011) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa (2012) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka (2013) Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka (2014) Haikyū!! by Haruichi Furudate (2015)

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize

1990s	Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997) Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998) Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

2000s	Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000) Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001) Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002) Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003) Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004) Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005) Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006) Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007) Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008) Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010) Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsuzamurai (2011) Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012) Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013) Chica Umino for March Comes in like a Lion (2014) Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015) Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016)

Special
Award

1990s	Toshio Naiki (1997) Shotaro Ishinomori (1998) Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

2000s	Frederik L. Schodt (2000) Akira Maruyuma (2001) Shigeru Mizuki (2003) Tarō Minamoto (2004) Kawasaki City Museum (2005) Kousei Ono (2006) International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010) Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012) Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014) Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015) Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016)

Award for
Excellence

Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award

Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize

Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009)
Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)
Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kamisama (2014)
Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015)
Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016)

Short Story
Award

Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan! , Onna no Mado (2006)
Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)
Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014)
Sensha Yoshida (2015)
Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016)

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