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Artist · Japan

Born 1947

In their own script

“武論尊”

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Buronson.

mangaka · screenwriter

Japan, Born 1947

In short

Yoshiyuki Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 善行, Hepburn: Okamura Yoshiyuki; born June 16, 1947), known by the pen names Buronson (武論尊) and Sho Fumimura (史村 翔, Fumimura Shō), is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series Doberman Deka (1975 to 1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series Fist of the North Star (1983 to 1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation.

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Born
1947, Nagoya
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1983 to 2016
Work
mangaka, screenwriter
Career

Buronson, in numbers

Years active
Fist of the North Star, 1983King of Wolves, 1989Sanctuary, 1990Japan, 1992Strain, 1996Heat, 1999Fist of the Blue Sky, 2001Lord, 2004Sōkoku no Garō, 2006Begin, 201610works
Works by year, 1983 to 2016. Known for
4works1980s1990s2000s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1990s.

Sketchbook

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Known for

The essential Buronson

Bibliography

11 works, decade by decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Undated