A Special Class with Manga Department Supervisor Professor Rokuda
A special class was held with Tokyo Design Academy’s Manga
Department
Supervisor Professor Noboru Rokuda, whose hit works “F” and “Dasshu
kappei” were made into animated television shows. The hour
long event on the theme of “Comic Artists and the Comic Industry”
was a part of the “Career Design Seminar” for second-year students. Because Professor Rokuda often gives speeches and lectures, the atmosphere of the class did not feel stiff or formal. Instead, he shared stories of his struggles while starting out as a comic artist and talked directly with the students, so the special event as a whole proceeded in a very relaxed fashion.
Introducing the Manga Department Supervisor
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From “F” |
Noboru Rokuda was born in 1952 in Osaka. In 1971, his comic “Saishuu Tesuto” won “Weekly Shounen Sunday” magazine’s first Comic Newcomer Award and he made his debut as a comic artist. He then published comics mainly in “Weekly Shounen Sunday,” including “Douse hitomi-kun!” and “Abare taikai.” His comedic story “Dasshu kappei” was released in 1979 and became a huge hit that was turned into an animated show broadcast on Fuji Television. In the following years, Rokuda changed his focus to comics for young men. He had a second bit hit with his comic “F,” which ran in “Big Comic Spirits” magazine from 1985 and was also made into a television show. In 1991, “F” won the 36th Shogakukan Comic Award. Rokuda’s subsequent popular works include “ICHIGO nito monogatari,” “Utamaro,” and “TWIN”. At present, he continues to devote energy to his comics and a diverse array of other activities including picture books.
