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Biography: Naoki Urasawa

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Real Name: Naoki Urasawa

Personal Details

Nationality: Japanese

Mother Tongue: Japanese

Languages Known: Japanese

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Birth Place: Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan

Born on: January 2, 1960

Age As On Today: 64 years

Hometown: Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Martial Status: Single

Education Details

College: Meisei University

Education Qualification: Graduate

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Professional Details

Skills: Comic Book Writer

Profession: Comic Book Writer

Physical Details

Eye colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Career

Debut Year: 1982

First Break: Yawara!(1986 – 1993)

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Awards: Shogakukan Manga Award(*Yawara!*)-1989
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize(*Monster*)-1999
Shogakukan Manga Award(*Monster*)-2001
Kodansha Manga Award(*20th Century Boys*)-2001
Shogakukan Manga Award(*20th Century Boys*)-2002
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize(*Pluto*)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia(*20th Century Boys*)-2011
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia(*20th Century Boys*)-2013

Achievements: Fauve Special Award-Angoulême International Comics Festival-(45 th )
Fauve Polar SNCF Special Award- Angoulême International Comics Festival-(45th)

Social Media

Twitter: @urasawa_naoki