Susumu Katsumata (manga artist)

Susumu Katsumata (勝又 進, Katsumata Susumu, December 27, 1943 – December 3, 2007) was a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 1966 in the alternative manga magazine Garo,[1] and in 2006 won the 35th Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand prize of 500,000 yen for Red Snow.[2]

Katsumata was born in Kahoku, Miyagi Prefecture and died of melanoma in Ōta, Tokyo on December 3, 2007, at the age of 63. He is survived by at least one son, Daichi.

He graduated from Tokyo University of Education with a degree in physics. He also studied nuclear physics at its post-graduate school.

Bibliography

  • Fukushima Devil Fish
  • Red Snow, Drawn & Quarterly

References

  1. ↑ Manga Artist Susumu Katsumata Passes Away – Anime News Network
  2. ↑ More Manga Awards – Anime News Network
  • Obituary at the Japanese Cartoonists Association (in Japanese)
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