Akio Chiba

Akio Chiba
Born(1943-01-29)January 29, 1943
Shenyang, Manchukuo (present-day Liaoning, China)
DiedSeptember 13, 1984(1984-09-13) (aged 41)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationManga artist
RelativesTetsuya Chiba (brother)

Akio Chiba (ちばあきお or 千葉 亜喜生, Chiba Akio, 29 January 1943 – 13 September 1984) was a Japanese manga artist.[1][user-generated source]

Early life

On 29 January 1943, Chiba was born in Shenyang, Manchukuo (now part Liaoning, China).[1][user-generated source] His father worked in a paper factory in China. Chiba had three brothers, Tetsuya Chiba the oldest brother , and Shigeyuki Chiba both were also manga artists, and another brother name Ken.

At the end of the Sino-Japanese War, Chiba's family lived in the attic of a work-acquaintance of his father until they could find a way to get back to Japan.[2]

Career

Chiba was known for publishing his works in both shōnen and shōjo magazines. Chiba made his professional debut in 1967 with his manga Sabu to Chibi while working as an assistant to his older brother, Tetsuya. In 1977, he won the 22nd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen for his work on Captain and Play Ball.[3]

Personal

On 13 September 1984, Chiba committed suicide due to issues related to bipolar disorder. He was 41 years old.[1][user-generated source][4]

Works

Listed chronologically.

Sources:[1][user-generated source][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d ちばあきお (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2007.[user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Chiba Tetsuya". Retrieved 28 August 2006.
  3. ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  4. ^ a b ちばあきお (in Japanese). Manga Jidai. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  5. ^ ちばあきお (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2007.