Jun Hatanaka
畑中 純
Born(1950-03-20)March 20, 1950
Kokura, Japan
DiedJune 13, 2012(2012-06-13) (aged 62)
Chōfu, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Mandaraya no Ryouta

Jun Hatanaka (Japanese: 畑中 純, Hepburn: Hatanaka Jun, March 20, 1950 – June 13, 2012) was a Japanese manga artist and woodblock artist.[1] Born in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture,[2] Tsukiyo (月夜) marked his debut as a professional manga artist in 1977.[1] Two years later, his most well-known work, Mandaraya no Ryouta, began to be published in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Weekly Manga Sunday magazine.[1] He also served as an instructor in Tokyo Polytechnic University's Department of Manga before he died on June 13, 2012, from an abdominal aortic aneurysm[1] in Chōfu, Tokyo.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Manga Creator/Instructor Jun Hatanaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. June 13, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "━畑中純「まんだら屋の良太」 - 『梁塵秘抄』 または "わしふぃーるど"" (in Japanese). Rakuten. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ^ 漫画家・畑中純さん死去 「まんだら屋の良太」. asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2014.


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