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Cat's Eye News

**Cat's Eye News** (ネコの目ニュース) was a newspaper strip-serialized manga by Fujio Akatsuka. It ran in Niigata Daily Saturday edition from June 6, 1970 to April 24, 1971.

## Overview

This weekly newspaper strip focuses on current events, as told by Nyarome and his co-hosts Kemunpas and Beshi.

Other characters of Akatsuka's Star System appear at times in these events, whether actively taking part or as a general presence.

## Characters

In addition to the above hosts, the following Akatsuka characters can be seen in the series.

* Iyami
* Chibita
* Hatabō
* Dayōn
* Dekapan (and a son)
* Matsuyo Matsuno
* Bakabon, Papa, Mama, and Hajime
* The Police Officer with the Connected Eyes
* Ataro
* Dekoppachi
* Boss Kokoro and his henchmen A and B
* Butamatsu

## Serialization

The feature ran for 45 strips in the newspaper. All can currently be found and read for free on the official Akatsuka website.

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: Included as part of the "Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works" DVD-ROM set (2002). However, in its first time being digitized, some of the strips were skipped: #18, #26, #29, #30, #31, #35, and #42.

## External Links

* Read Cat's Eye News strips for free on Koredeiinoda! (Japanese)
* "Cat's Eye News" write-up at the Fujio Akatsuka Preservation Society (Japanese)
Sudara-ojisan

Frontispiece to chapter 2, as seen in the DVD-ROM set.

**Sudara-ojisan** (スーダラおじさん ) was a brief, two week-long gag manga feature by Fujio Akatsuka, serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday from January 28 to February 4, 1962 for its issues #5 and #6.

## Overview

The band Crazy Cats had been a huge hit over the past summer in Japan, with the song **"Sudara-bushi"** (スーダラ節) becoming explosive and memetic through the start of 1962 and on.

Akatsuka himself opted to capitalize on the craze with this gag manga, illustrating the adventures of an irresponsible father who's obsessed with the song. Though his wife and son wish he'd quit, the song is addictive enough to get them and anyone else he comes across dancing. The punchline of each story ends with the Sudara-ojisan getting many people of the town to join in on a sudden flash-mob of dancing to the song.

This manga is considered to be the turning point of Akatsuka's gag career, a move that would be solidified by the debut of Osomatsu-kun as his next Shonen Sunday feature.

## Characters

### Father

Our protagonist, a goofy, middle-aged man who just can't get enough of the Crazy Cats and their music. He can be seen as the earliest prototype to a Bakabon's Papa figure there may be in Akatsuka manga.

### Mother

The exasperated wife of this man, who bears a slight resemblance to the eventual mother of the sextuplets in *Osomatsu-kun*.

### Son

A freckled young boy with a bowl-cut like his father's. He attempts to shave his head and be a monk in the second story, against his father's own ridiculous behavior, but finds that he cannot simply stop the spread of the Sudara-bushi.

## Serialization

* Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan): #5 and #6 for 1962

Each chapter is the standard 10 pages long for a one-shot of that time.

## Reprints

The second chapter of Sudara-ojisan was reprinted as part of the "1960s" book in the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, and later as part of the print-on-demand version on ComicPark.

However, the first chapter has never been made available in reprints, and it remains to be seen if both chapters will ever be put out in a print or digital form.
So Good!

**So Good!** is the ending theme to Rerere's Genius Bakabon. It is sung by the group Village Purple.

A dubbed version also exists for Jonu Media's Spanish-language version, with its title localized to be Muy Bien! and some alterations to the lyrics.

## Castilian lyrics (TV size)

### English translation of adapted lyrics

Na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na-na-na

Let's stop that bad mood and just have some fun!

Do you think a cloned sheep can do more things than you? (Not all, no way!)

If you have any doubts, just consult Papa (Papa?)

He'll be sure to rid you of your anxieties very well! (My Papa is very cool!)

Stop mourning over every misstep-

-And disconnect yourself from that stress! (What do you mean by that?)

Let's make love instead of making war

Don't you dare ever throw that first stone

Just think to yourself "This is how it is!" (Yes!)

Laugh, laugh, and sing!

Because that singing will scare evil away!

Live your life to the fullest, because life is only a split second!

Breathe in clean and fresh air-

So don't you dare contaminate it

You will simply feel so good!

Let's all shake hands-

With each other, let's be honest!

Let's start to get along, and know each other very well!

Today I saw a shooting star-

But I didn't wish for anything

Because I feel so good!

Na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na-na-na

Na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na-na-na
Matsuzo Matsuno

**Matsuzo Matsuno** (松野 松造 *Matsuno Matsuzo*), often simply referred to as **Father**, is a character created by Fujio Akatsuka and appearing in Osomatsu-kun. He can occasionally be seen outside the series as well, as part of Akatsuka's Star System.

## Appearances in other works

*See also: Akatsuka's Star System*

* *There's no Wonderful Business like that of a Gag!*
* *Unkor Wat*
* *Occhan*
* *Nyarome's Fun Sexual Education Classroom*
* *Japan Laughter Story*
* *What Will Fujio Akatsuka Do!?*
* *Gag Shop*

## Appearances in Animation

### Osomatsu-san

*For detailed information, see the Osomatsu-kun and Osomatsu-san wiki*

## Portrayals

### Voice Acting

* Osomatsu-kun (1966)- Joji Yanami (episodes 1-25), Kyoji Kobayashi (27-28), Yasuaki Suzuki (29-finale)
* Furious Ataro (1969)- Uncredited
* Osomatsu-kun (1988)- Tetsuo Mizutori
* CR Osomatsu-kun- Chafurin
* Osomatsu-san- Kazuhiko Inoue

### Live Action

Chu Arai portrayed Matsuzo, who was renamed "Matsutaro", in the 1985 Fuji TV live drama of *Osomatsu-kun*.

## External Links

* Matsuzo (Sextuplets' Father) profile at Koredeiinoda (Japanese)
Fujio's Waru Waru World

**Fujio's Waru Waru World** ( 不二夫のワルワルワールド ) is a semi-autobiographical gag work by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Separate Edition CoroCoro Comic.

## Overview

This short-lived serialization tells the tale of a young boy known as Fujio, and the events that started him on his path to becoming a manga-ka.

Some parts of this story, particularly the tale of Fujio and Boss as well as the attempted drowning of a cat, were previously illustrated and depicted in the 2-page **Fujio's Naughty Diary** features in Fujio Pro's *Osomatsu-kun Book* newsletter, along with a redrawn version of one story appearing in the 1970 Fujio Pro New Years' booklet. However, it would not be until this feature that Akatsuka would be able to publish a full magazine comic about his boyhood.

It can be seen as the Akatsuka equivalent to other autobiographical manga, notably Fujiko Fujio's **Manga Road** which had been serialized around this time. However, this particular story does not follow Akatsuka through his career, but instead starts and stops in the period that he lived in Yamatokoriyama, Nara.

## Characters

In addition to these characters, the Star System is used throughout the story with various familiar faces popping up in places. The part of Riyo Akatsuka in particular is played by the mother of the sextuplets.

### Fujio-kun

The protagonist, a young Akatsuka himself. He is a simple, hard-working but somewhat mischievous boy who aims to break into the manga industry,.

### Boss

The tough leader of Fujio's social group. He is a rival to Fujio for the affections of the local young girl Kazuko, but is also encouraging of him in his dream to become a manga-ka.

### Kazuko (played by Akko-chan)

A girl of Fujio's youth. She shows him Osamu Tezuka's "Lost World", sparking his inspiration to be a professional manga-ka. She is fought over by Fujio and Boss.

Kazuko is later the unintended subject of a prank by Fujio and his friends, when they attempt to humiliate Boss before her by putting a mirror on the ground (in hopes to expose his nude body beneath his kimono). Instead, Kazuko winds up stepping on the mirror and causing the boys to see up her skirt.

### Fujio's Friends (Chibita, Hatabo, Dekoppachi)

Some other boys that hang around Fujio and Boss. Dekoppachi is only shown to be part of the group in the first chapter, though the other two are seen to act as minor henchmen around Boss.

### Publisher (Dekapan)

The head of a manga publishing house, who strictly rejects Fujio's manuscripts, to the upset of both him and Boss. However, this just means to Fujio that he'll have to work even harder than before.

## Serialization

* Separate Edition CoroCoro Comic: August to December 1982

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: All five chapters were digitized for the first time as part of the "Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works" DVD-ROM collection. A print on demand version is also available through the ComicPark service.

## External Links

* "Fujio's Waru Waru World" write-up at the Fujio Akatsuka Preservation Society (Japanese)
Kurikurikuri-chan

Frontispiece of Kuri-chan and friends.

**Kurikurikuri-chan** (くりくりくりちゃん) is a childrens' gag manga by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Shogakukan's Kindergarten magazine.

## Overview

Billed as a "Fun Chestnut and Vegetable Gag Manga", *Kurikurikuri-chan* can be seen in some ways as another manga in the vein of Tamanegi Tama-chan. The protagonist is a small, chestnut-headed boy who is joined in his colorful 3-4-page adventures by other fruit and vegetable-themed kids.

## Characters

### Kuri-chan

He has a giant chestnut for a head, but otherwise resembles a normal young boy from the neck down. He is the leader of this group and a mischievous, fun-loving child all around.

### Tomato-chan

A little girl with a giant tomato head, she is sensitive and cries easily.

### Sakuranbo-chan Twins

A pair of cherry-headed twin girls that are close friends of Tomato-chan and often seen alongside her in activities.

## Serialization

* Kindergarten: November 1971-August 1972

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: 9 of the 10 chapters are reprinted as part of the "1970s" volume of the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, and also available in ComicPark's print-on-demand edition.
Japan Laughter Story

**Japan Laughter Story** (にっぽん笑来ばなし), later re-titled in reprints as **21st Century Gag** (ギャグ21世紀), is a gag anthology manga by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro that was serialized in 2001 magazine.

## Overview

This manga takes a look at the possibilities of Japan in the 21st Century, however dysfunctional and outlandish they may get.

## Characters

While many characters original to the stories show up in each plot, there is also the presence of Akatsuka's Star System throughout the series.

### Representing "The Genius Bakabon":

* The Police Officer with the Connected Eyes
* Bakabon's Papa
* Bakabon's Mama
* Unagi-Inu
* Rerere
* Bakabon

### Representing "Extraordinary Ataro":

* Boss Kokoro
* Ataro
* Dekoppachi
* Butamatsu
* Batsugoro (as a live man and not a ghost)
* Kopun A and B

### Representing "Osomatsu-kun":

* Three of the Sextuplets
* The Sextuplets' Father
* Dekapan
* Chibita
* Iyami
* Hatabou

### Other series:

* Tamakin (Gag Guerrilla)
* Taro (Mom NO.1): His mother is also seen as a background character in a later chapter
* Beramatcha (Let's La Gon)
* Ichiro (Otasuke-kun)
* Moko and Akko (Akko-chan's Got a Secret!)
* Yamamoto 80 (Kusobaba!!)

A young freckled man known both as "Tanaka-san" and "Yamada-san" in two consecutive stories would also seem to be the same star, and is utilized in later stories as well (though losing his bucktooth).

## Reprints

* Shoshenga: 24 of 26 chapters were reprinted as "21st Century Gag"
* Shogakukan: The Shoshenga volume was digitized for the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, and a print-on-demand version was later put out through ComicPark
* eBookJapan: 1 volume, as "21st Century Gag"
List of foreign dub names for characters of Akko-chan's Got a Secret!

This page lists the various names given to characters of Akko-chan's Got a Secret! in its overseas adaptations, where known.

Names in Eastern order will have their readings retained for convenience in some sections.

## English (Kodansha Bilingual Comics manga translation, 2001)

The localization of these names seem to have been an attempt to keep the "General" and "Major General" meanings, but sounding shorter and snappier.

## Italian (Dubbing of anime adaptations)

 Ganmo
 Chikako
 Shosho
 Gyoro and Goma

There exists Italian merchandise that mistakenly assigned the "Goma" and "Gyoro" names to Taisho and Ganmo, and "Tano" to Kankichi. The above names are what are used in the actual series.

## Italian (1980s localization of the manga by Fabbri)

As this localization of the manga was short-lived and stopped before it could get to Ganmo and Chikako's roles or the second run's appearances of Taisho, Shosho, and Shippona, some character names are either unknown or only mentioned in the translated manga's summary (as with Taisho and Shippona).

For whatever reasons, some Japanese characters' names were switched to entirely different ones (as with Moko and Kankichi becoming "Kaori" and "Isamu"), while other names appeared to be utterly mistranslated.

Notably, a cameo of the sextuplets from Osomatsu-kun had only Osomatsu's name retained, while his brothers either had their matsu/pine-theme naming removed for different Japanese names (or ones the translator felt sounded authentic enough) or in one particular case were made into something more nonsensical:

* Karamatsu was renamed "Oshira"
* Ichimatsu was given the name of "Honda"
* Choromatsu's name was replaced with "Ichimatcu" (a clear misspelling of another boy's name)
* Todomatsu became “Yukio”
* Jyushimatsu was renamed the much different "Kiyo".

## Mandarin (Mainland and Taiwanese dubs of second series)

加賀美甜甜 (TV Chinese Taiwan dub)
**Jiāhèměi Tián Tián**
 Moko
桃子 (TV Chinese Taiwan)
**Táozi**
 Taisho
 Shosho
 Chikako
Dayōn-ojisan Trilogy

The **Dayōn-ojisan Trilogy** (ダヨーンのおじさんの三部作 *Dayon no ojisan no sanbusaku*) was a short series of one-shots serialized in Shonen Book, following after Akatsuka-kun Can Do Anything ended its run. It ran from January to March 1966.

## Overview

Each short centers around Dayōn, who had recently been introduced in Osomatsu-kun towards the end of the previous year. He takes on a different sort of role in each story, and winds up involved in some type of plot with other characters.

## Characters

### Dayōn

Our protagonist, a strange middle-aged man with a large mouth.

## Serialization

The titles of the three shorts were as follows:

1. **Dayōn no Ojisan/"Uncle Dayōn"** (ダ・ヨーンのおじさん, January 1966): A story introducing us to Dayōn and his daily life.
2. **Horahora no Ojisan/"Uncle Horahora"** (ホラホラのおじさん, February 1966): Dayōn is cast in the role of a famous manga-ka.
3. **Ojisan no Obasan/"Uncle Aunt"** (おじさんのおばさん, March 1966): Dayōn disguises himself as a woman in an attempt to play caretaker to a disobedient little girl.

## Reprints

* Akebono: The three stories are reprinted in the "Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works" volume of "We are 8 Pro" as extra content.
* Shogakukan: These stories can be found in the DVD-ROM edition of "We are 8 Pro", included in the 2002 "Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works" DVD-ROM set
* eBookJapan: The first and third short are reprinted in "The 1960s vol.3". The second is not included for unknown reasons, potentially copyright concerns due to the Big X cameo (as the character was created by Tezuka). It remains to be seen if a fourth volume of these anthologies will be put out.

## External Links

* "The 1960s" anthologies at eBookJapan (Japanese)
Professor Iyami

**Professor Iyami** (イヤミ教授 *Iyami kyoju*) was a four month-term spinoff of Osomatsu-kun, running in Shogakukan's 5th Grade magazine.

It was written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka's assistant Mitsutoshi Furuya, marking a rare time in the period that "Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro" were not credited to a work with Akatsuka characters.

## Overview

As with Chibita Banzai being centered around Chibita, this work would be about Iyami as the protagonist.

Little is known of the feature, due to it having never been reprinted.

## Serialization

* 5th Grade (Shogakukan): July to October 1966.

The follow-up feature in the magazine would also star Iyami, but would undergo a shift in the contents, with its title now being Today's Leading Role Iyami!!.
Kenichi Kitami

Kitami, from a 1995 Akatsuka documentary.

**Kenichi Kitami** ( 北見けんいち, December 11, 1940-) is a Japanese manga-ka, formerly associated with Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro from 1964 to 1979.

## Life and Career

Little is known about Kitami's early life, though he had began to draw manga due to his adoration of authors of the 1950s such as Osamu Tezuka and Hisashi Sekiya. After graduating at Tama Art University and working at a photography shop, he was invited by the Shonen Sunday editor Kabashima to be an assistant to Fujio Akatsuka.

While Kitami published his own early manga works in shonen magazines of this period, his style was much rougher and inconsistent. His official solo debut was thus counted as happening with the 1979 Weekly Shonen King series ***Dojokko Funakko***. However, the most prolific and successful work that Kitami would take part in would be providing the art portion of Juzo Yamasaki's ***The Fishing Fool's Diary***, running consistently in Big Comic since 1979. He has also illustrated other Yamasaki works throuh his career.

***Genki-kun after the Fire*** is another lengthy Kitami masterpiece, having run in Japanese newspapers from 1983 to 2008.

## List of Works

* **Baseball Boy**
* **Downtown Boys**
* **Genki-kun after the Fire**
* **Manbakaman**
* **Shinjuku Manga Village**
* **Kenichi Kitami's Showa Traveler**
* **Dojokko Funakko**
* **Harappa Genki-kun**
* **Cacchoperopero Kecchokappa**

### Collaborations with Juzo Yamasaki

* **The Fishing Fool's Diary**
* **Lovely Chippapa**
* **Satchmo**
* **Fuku-chan**

### Collaborations with Fujio Akatsuka/Fujio Pro:

* **The Amazing Atomic Bomb** (おわらい原子爆弾ついにばくはつ, April 1965, Bokura)- Collaboration with Fujio Akatsuka and Tokuo Yokota.
* **Special Illustrations of Heaven and Hell** (1966, Weekly Shonen Sunday #24)- Collaboration with Fujio Akatsuka and Tsutomu Dazai (Kenichiro Takai and Joji Yamauchi)
* **Gag Guerrilla**- Finished art, as well as the handwriting for the dialogue
* **Osomatsu-kun** (Shonen King version)- Finished art
* **Policeman** (serial version)- Art for chapter 2 and onward
* **The Collapse of the Sheeh! Religion**- Art for some portions

## Assistants

* Toshifumi Sakurai
* Hiroshi Nagaoka
The Man from the Mirror Country

The mysterious messenger, as seen in the first story.

**The Man from the Mirror Country** is a character appearing only in the original Ribon run of Akko-chan's Got a Secret!, as well as its live action adaptations.

## Overview

This man, while an infrequent character in the original, is the very individual responsible for gifting Akko her mirror and starting off the plot of the series. While he has been replaced and rendered obsolete by the Queen of the Mirror Country in later media, there may be an occasional adaptation that will still refer back to him as the source of Akko's magical item.

The Mirror Country itself is never explored in the manga, but he is said to be a messenger from there and touts its various wares. It is said that each and every type of mirror he transports contains a different sort of function, and they are not all necessarily transformation items but still are powered by magic.

## Physical Appearance

The man is a tall, slim, attractive sort with a "big brother"-like appearance and atmosphere. He has short black hair, and has his eyes always concealed by black sunglasses which match his suit and hat. He also tends to carry about a briefcase to transport his mirror of choice.

## Personality

He is a friendly yet mysterious sort who happens to show up in need when there happens to be a broken mirror involved. He pays close attention to those who value their mirrors, and will reward them with one of his magical items when he sees how they truly care.

Although he is gentle and willing to help, his patience is also not infinite and he will become frustrated with those who are too careless.

## Relationships with Other Characters

### Atsuko Kagami

After he witnessed Akko's despair over her broken mirror at home, he was touched by how she valued it and deemed her worthy enough to have the destroyed item replaced with his very own. He becomes a casual acquaintance of Akko in rare times when he shows back up, replacing her item or helping her salvage it when all seems hopeless.

## History

After his debut in "The First Errand from the Mirror Country" where he gave Akko her mirror and urged her to test out its power, this man would leave the plot for Akko to do as she wished with her mirror in several stories up until a New Years' 1964 chapter. When Akko found her mirror shattered by Ganmo and was unable to detransform (having disguised herself as Moko and Kankichi's mother), she was left distraught until this man showed back up in time to offer her a smaller, more manageable mirror to use for the same purpose.

When Akko appeared to have lost the small mirror shortly after, the Man from the Mirror Country went through the effort in pulling it out from the ice in return for her having shown her kindness and bravery in saving Ganmo from such a fate.

His final appearance involved him gifting Akko a "Wishing Mirror" that would respond to whatever she wished, only for her wishes to wind up backfiring horribly in every single way. He then deemed she was not worthy of using the mirror and took it away; however, this then appeared to have been a dream by Akko.
Boku Knows Best

Frontispiece featuring the three children of the cast.

**Boku** **Knows Best** (ボクはなんでもしっている *Boku wa nan demo shitte iru*; lit: "Boku Knows Everything") was a childrens' manga series by Fujio Akatsuka, published in Kodansha's Fun 5th Grader magazine from April 1961 to March 1962. It was the successor series to Okazu-chan.

Its title was inspired by the Japanese title of the American sitcom ***Father Knows Best;** Papa Knows Everything* *(*パパは何でも知っている (*Papa wa nan demo shitte iru*). While the manga's title may seem like the "boku" refers to "I", it is also the actual name of the protagonist.

This type of title patterning would be repeated in the successor series, O-chan's Eleven Friends (inspired from the Japanese title of the film *Ocean's Eleven*).

## Overview

The slice-of-life series revolves around a trio of young siblings living with their mother, and the comedic situations that they get into.

The title in particular refers to the youngest, mischievous son known as **Boku,** though all three children get a fair amount of screentime and the cast itself is often very limited, with it being rare to see anyone outside them and their mother.

After this title, the "Boku" name would find itself used for a young guest character in Akko-chan's Got a Secret!, but the characters would otherwise slip off into obscurity.

## Characters

### Boku

The precocious youngest brother and protagonist.

### Shinzo

The elder of the two brothers. Though Boku can be troublesome for him, the younger boy winds up having great ideas or solutions to a situation.

### Hiroko

Often simply referred to as "Big Sister" by the boys and name rarely stated except by others. She is the eldest of the three children.

### Mama

The serious, kind mother of these three children.

## Serialization

1. **April Fools** (エイプリル=フールのまき, April 1961)
2. **Today is Mother's Day** (きょうは母の日のまき, May 1961)- *unreprinted*
3. **I've Lost** (そんしちゃったのまき, June 1961)
4. **The Opposite of a Summer Gift** (お中元はんたいのまき, July 1961)
5. **Lightning is Scary** (かみなりこわいのまき, August 1961)
6. **Mother Got Injured** (おかあちゃんのけがのまき, September 1961)
7. **My Big Brother is Boastful** (にいちゃんは、うちべんけいのまき, October 1961)
8. **A House Visit** (家庭ほうもんのまき, November 1961)
9. **Year-End Gifts** (おせいぼのまき, December 1961)
10. **Big Brother's Secret** (にいちゃんのひみつのまき, January 1962)
11. **Boku's Gloves** (ボクのてぶくろのまき, February 1962)
12. **A Misunderstanding** (かんちがいのまき, March 1962)

## Reprints

* Akebono: 11 of the 12 chapters are reprinted as extra content in "Otasuke-kun" vol.5. This release is out of print, other than the below digitization attempt that was done. Some frontispieces were not carried over into the reprinting of chapters.
* Shogakukan: The Akebono release was sourced for the "Otasuke-kun" DVD-ROM books, down to there being no restoration of the missing second chapter.
* eBookJapan: The series can be found in the second "1960s" compilation eBook, but like the Akebono reprints, the chapters are out of order and the second story is still missing.

## External Links

* Boku Knows Best write-up at Akatsuka Preservation Society (Japanese)
* "The 1960s" anthologies at eBookJapan
Greatest in Japan, Putaro's Family

Cover featuring the titular family.

**Greatest in Japan, Putaro's Family** (大日本プータロー一家) is a gag work by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Comic BomBom through 1990-1991.

## Overview

A family of money-loving beggars, the "Greatest in Japan" family, go about in search of the perfect home to bribe someone out for their own residence. To realize their goals, they go about them separately and try and earn more money for that dream home from the people they encounter.

The series ran alongside Heisei Genius Bakabon and the 1990 remake of Extraordinary Ataro, up until its final outing in BomBom. It was succeeded by MR. Masashi, where Putaro himself made a cameo in the series.

## Characters

Aside from this family and others, there is some presence of Akatsuka's Star System in the feature.

### Putaro

A 4th grade boy who goes wandering about from house to house, seeing what would be the perfect type. As he's an immature and mischievous child as much as he can try to help, he can still wind up with unexpected successes for his unconventional ideas.

### Pukichi

The father of the family, a wandering salaryman who takes great interest in paying his way into jobs to be his workplace and home. He is the one to often gather the family and see what money they have to spend for a house.

### Puko

A housewife who can make good money by getting in on entertainment gossip and chatting up others about such.

### Pujon

The family dog, just as crafty and scheming as the rest of them. His greatest goal is to get a doghouse with air conditioning, and he'll take whatever dog jobs he can for it.

## Serialization

* Comic BomBom: October 1990-August 1991

Chapters:

* 1. **Greatest in Japan, Putaro's Family** (大日本プータロー一家)

* 2. **The Girl is a Queen** (おじょうさまは女王さま)

* 3. **Putaro's Prosperity Record** (プー太郎はんじょう記)

* 4. **It is a New Year's Gift, and it's One!** (お年玉で、かせくんだワン！)

* 5. **You're Welcome to the Mountain Hot Spring!** (超奥の山温泉にいらっしゃい！)

* 6. **Proposal Great Battle** (プロポーズ大作戦)

* 7. **My Home is Complete! ?** (マイホーム完成！？)

* 8. **My Home is a Square jungle** (マイホームは四角いジャングル)

* 9. **Natto is Sticky!** (納豆でネバネバ!!)

* 10. **My House is an Old House** (マイホームはオバケ屋敷)

* 11. **My City is Completed!** (マイシティ完成!!)

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: The series was reprinted for the first time as part of the "Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works" DVD-ROM set, along with the print-on-demand edition from ComicPark.
* eBookJapan: 1 volume digital edition
The Chicken Family

**The Chicken Family** (にわとり一家) is a short gag feature by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Weekly Shonen King.

It is yet another installment of his various "Family"-themed manga.

## Overview

Stories revolving around the lives of a family of anthropomorphic chicken people, and their attempts to outsmart their cat-man landlord Nekoyama.

## Characters

In addition to this cast, The Police Officer with the Connected Eyes makes an appearance as the usual police figure. The early quadraped version of Nyarome also appears in chapter 2.

### Kokekichi

The father figure of the family, who's got the beak of a chicken but otherwise the body of an average salaryman.

### Piyoko

The mother, who along with her son Chabosuke bears a more human nose above her beak and appears a little more humanoid than the other adult family members. She and Chabosuke are shown to beat up the owner of a yakitori stand when on their rampage in the first chapter, as it sells chicken meat.

### Chabosuke

The young son. He is attacked by Nekoyama in chapter 3, leading to that story's plot and clash between the characters.

### Shamojii

The grandfather, bearing a bald head and wrinkles. He goes about dressed in a traditional kimono and geta, compared to the rest of the family, and is often seen alongside Kokekichi in plans.

### Nekoyama the Landlord

A cat-man who owns the Chicken Family's house. He is initially drawn more humanoid, bearing human ears and a bald head but otherwise having the lower face of a cat. This is altered with ensuing chapters to where he has additional cat ears and a striped fur pattern, along with having more animalistic behavior.

Nekoyama will intrude in on the family at inopportune times or even ambush a family member, leading to conflicts.
Mimi and Iko-chan

Iko, Ryohei, and Mimi as seen in the frontispiece.

**Mimi and Iko-chan** (ミミとイコちゃん) is a one-shot by Fujio Akatsuka, published in 1959 in Shueisha's Shojo Book.

## Overview

An elementary school girl named Iko wants to go skiing like her friends, but as it costs too much money, her brother comes up with the idea for her to raise a rabbit and sell it to teach her about responsibility and earning the money.

Iko picks out a baby rabbit that she names "Mimi", and from there her attempts at raising the bunny begin.

As Akatsuka had been fond of hula hoops during this time, which had been a break-out fad, some minor and background characters can be seen playing with a hula hoop. The fad had already been reflected in the *Hoop of Hula-chan* one-shot also serialized in Shojo Book, as well as in Hitomi's *Matsuge-chan* in the same month.

## Characters

### Iko-chan

Our protagonist, who'd love to go skiing, but due to living in a fatherless family where her brother has to work as a salaryman, not much money comes into the household to be able to let her do so.

After the scare Mimi gives her in escaping, she doesn't wish to easily part with the rabbit and sell him for the sake of skiing. Her mother comes up with a solution though, for her to go enjoy herself there.

### Ryohei

Iko's adult-aged older brother. He presents Iko with the option of buying a rabbit from a local that raises them, so that she can raise it in turn and sell it for a greater price once it grows up.

### Iko and Ryohei's Mother

A responsible housewife who oversees her childrens' plans with the rabbit. She is instrumental in finding Mimi in the climax of the story, after he escapes yet again. She decides that she'll "buy" Mimi from her daughter, giving both her and Ryohei money to go off on a train to a ski resort together.

### Mimiko, aka "Mimi"

A baby rabbit picked by Iko from Yamada-san's new batch. He tends to have a habit of escaping his hutch, however, leading to panic from Ryohei and then later Iko.

### Yamada-san

A local man that Ryohei knows, who breeds and raises rabbits. He is reluctant at the idea of giving one away for only 20 yen, but is convinced it'll be worth a lot more once Iko raises it up.

### Yakko-chan

A friend of Iko, who proudly talks about getting to go skiing. However, she winds up not being too good at it, and as a running gag she tends to wind up in trouble with her mother for slacking off from important tasks.

### Kacchan

Yakko-chan's younger sister, who loves to play with a hula hoop. She takes after their mother more with her round features and glasses.

## Serialization

* Shōjo Book (Shueisha): January 1959 issue appendix

## Reprints

* Akebono: Reprinted as extra content in volume 2 of "Matsuge-chan" in the Complete Works collection
* Shogakukan: The above volume was digitized for the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set
* eBookJapan: Included as part of the "1950s" eBook
Comedy is Coming Now

**Comedy is Coming Now** ( お笑いはこれからだ ) is a gag series by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Novel Shincho.

## Overview

With each chapter taking inspiration after current affairs of the 1980s as well as different movies that were out at the time, this series follows various characters in Japan through chaotic everyday or not so ordinary situations.

## Characters

In addition to the chapter-specific cast members, these characters from the Star System can be seen:

### Representing "The Genius Bakabon"

* Kaoru-chan
* The Police Officer with the Connected Eyes
* Police Chief
* Bakabon's Papa (as a shapeshifted form from an Ichiro Yamada. A pilot resembling Papa without teeth is also in another story)
* Unagi-Inu

### Other series:

* Gyujiro Mizushima (Let's La Gon)
* Nyarome (Extraordinary Ataro)
* Icha Kobayashi (Basho Matsuo): Plays "Ichiro Yamada" in chapter 18
* Mom and Taro (Mom NO.1)
* Tamakin (Gag Guerrilla?)

## Serialization

* Novel Shincho: April 1982-December 1984

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: All chapters were digitized in their own volume as part of the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, as well as put out in ComicPark's print-on-demand edition.
Mr. Dada

**Mr. Dada** ( ダダ氏 ) is a gag newspaper strip series by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in the New Art Newspaper through 1978 to 1979.

## Overview

Each strip revolves around the unusual artworks or abilities of Mr. Dada, an eccentric artist who brings bafflement to others but can even surprise himself.

## Characters

### Mr. Dada

A bulbous-nosed general artist who can display various amazing techniques through his art; he can bring his illustrations to life, enter the worlds inside paintings, and commit other general acts of 4th-wall breaking and reality-bending cartoon physics to serve his needs with art. However, there are times where he instead may be the butt of the joke of a strip or wind up in a vulnerable situation from his own abilities or with others taking advantage.

## Serialization

* New Art Newspaper: September 1,1978-September 1,1979

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: All strips of the series appear in the "1970s" book of the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, and it is also in the print-on-demand service through ComicPark.
Lookalikes of Ichiro

The character of Ichiro is a very common star in the works of Fujio Akatsuka, originating from Otasuke-kun but being nearly guaranteed to show up somewhere in works from 1963 to the early 1970s, and on rare occasion thereafter.

Although the guest appearances can usually be said to be him, there are occasions where identical designs will be counted as separate entities or there will be enough difference in their identifying features for them to be classified as such. Therefore, this is a listing of characters derived from him.

## Evolution of Character Design

Ichiro is best known for his smooth round head, with sparse hairs in a fringe around his eyes, and a pointy profile view when it comes to the shape of his jutting mouth. He is rarely depicted in a head-on view because of this style, but is shown to have a large, wide beak-like mouth from the front as well.

His distinctive head and hairstyle appeared to originally be intended to be a bowlcut, drawn in the way a younger Akatsuka's own hair would often be depicted in caricatures. However, this eventually evolved to Ichiro being depicted as bald with sparse hairs like Dekapan. In this revamped design, seen in early 1990s works, Ichiro and derivatives are more often drawn head-on and have a smoother face and mouth, rendering them nearly unrecognizable.

## Tensuke

(テン助)

**Origin**: Circus Jinta

A tinier, younger Ichiro that is the sidekick to the lead character. He is often dressed in his circus attendant uniform.

A design like this character, or alternatively a generally smaller Ichiro himself, can also be seen in one crowd scene of *Osomatsu-kun* (for an endurance contest event).

## Jiro

(二郎)

**Origin**: Osomatsu-kun chapter "If Public Housing is Right"

As a gag, a boy that appears similar to Ichiro is intruded in on by Iyami and Chibita and beat up, but soon calls for his older brother to punish them.

Jiro is depicted in identical fashion and has the beak-like mouth, but the hairs on his head jut out like Dekapan's style and there are other differences; his nose is more centered, and he has rosy blush swirls on his cheeks.

## Satoimo

(さといま, さとちゃん)

**Origin**: Tamanegi Tama-chan

Nicknamed "Sato-chan" or "Sato-kun". A friend of Tama-chan. He is modeled after the taro (satoimo) plant, which is reflected in the sparse hairs on the top of his head. Unlike Ichiro, this variant has two rows of such hairs and he usually has a small round button-like nose.

He dresses in the same short of fashion as Ichiro, down to the long tie and short shorts.

## Karaten

(カラテン)

**Origin**: The Wind of Karappe

A crow tengu (hence his name) who was born without feathers, which results in him resembling Ichiro but with an actual beak making up the lower portion of his face.

He rarely appears outside the series, save for any Fujio Pro illustrations or manga that may reference Akatsuka's characters in general.
Phantom Thief 1/2 Face

**Phantom Thief 1/2 Face** (怪盗1/2面相) is a gag work by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro, serialized in Shonen Book through 1966.

## Overview

After the Dayon solo features had ended in Shonen Book in March, this work would be the follow-up and successor. It revolves around a boy detective known as Kin-chan, who fancies himself as a modern Sherlock Holmes type but who has in fact flunked out of the Sherlock Holmes Detective School. He travels about with his talking pet penguin Kanta in their search for the infamous Phantom Thief 1/2 Face, a successful criminal right out of the Arsene Lupin Thief School. 1/2 Face may be lurking anywhere, any time, with any sort of disguise, so Kin-chan and Kanta must always be alert.

Aside from Akatsuka himself, the title is also known to have had Kunio Nagatani's input in illustrating the last chapter. This was the first work Akatsuka crafted that would take on the famous Edogawa Rampo "The Fiend of 20 Faces" novel series, but certainly not the last; The Great Stupid Detective Kogoro Hakuchi would be a longer, more successful series for the 1970s.

Two initial advertisements of the series, shown previewed at the end of the Dayon feature, had a much different in design in mind for Kin-chan while Kanta was to be set as a cat (re-using the design of Mike from Otasuke-kun). Like some other Akatsuka works between their "New series notice" and actual release, the further influence of an editor or a change in Akatsuka's own ideas can make for some startling differences.

## Characters

Besides these characters and other guests, Akatsuka's Star System has a very minor presence with Hagechibi/Mean Professor once showing up in a role.

### Kin-chan

The protagonist. He wears a plaid detective cap to go along with his fancy suit. He is constantly on the hunt for 1/2 Face, and eager to explore leads. However, he and Kanta can be easily lead into traps by 1/2 Face's trickery.

### Kanta

Kin-chan's penguin sidekick. He is quite hungry and gluttonous, and interested in what food he can get to eat in the places that they go.

### 1/2 Face

The legendary Phantom Thief. He is able to don a variety of disguises, or to outright shapeshift his appearance, and has many other expert methods at his disposal to escape. In his normal look, he is a small man in a fancy suit and top hat, with a rather large mustache.

## Serialization

* Shonen Book: April to September 1966

The feature is incompletely-represented in reprints and has yet to get an actual full re-release.

## Reprints

* Akebono kashihon: Two chapters were reprinted as extra content in "Kibimama-chan" vol.2
* Futabasha: Three of the chapters were reprinted as extra content in "Chibita" vol.3 in the Power Comics imprint.
* Shogakukan: The Chibita volumes were digitized for the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, while another previously-unreprinted chapter appeared in the "1960s" volume. Print-on-demand versions were also made available through the ComicPark service.
ACR

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## 你知道吗

* 大毒蛇ACR（自适应战斗步枪——Adaptive Combat Rifle）首次推出是在SHOT Show 2008。该枪实际上是MagPul Masada。由于MagPul公司规模太小，产能太低，而且本身没有金属部件生产能力，只能生产塑料件，因此MagPul公司便把Masada步枪的生产权和销售权卖给了大毒蛇公司。

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House Jack Nana-chan

Frontispiece to chapter 1, featuring the Akatsuka take on Nanase.

**House Jack Nana-chan** (ハウスジャックナナちゃん) is a manga adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel ***Eight Family Scenes***, produced by Fujio Akatsuka and Fujio Pro.

## Overview

A young woman named **Nanase Hita**  travels to various families' homes as a housekeeper, never staying long as to not let them discover the fact she is gifted with psychic (ESP) powers. She can use these abilities to see deep into the minds and hearts of others, but some of the revelations she finds may be too much to handle.

The manga itself is depicted in the usual Akatsuka gag style, though Nanase herself is illustrated in a much taller 'shojo heroine' way,  contrasting against the rest of the cast.

## Characters

Other than Nanase and the Akatsuka versions of characters from the light novel, Bakabon's Papa makes a guest appearance in the first chapter.

### Nanase Hita

The beautiful protagonist, who is around 18 to 20 years of age during the events of the stories. The fact that she's able to read others' true thoughts can help her, but it can also hinder her and leave her helpless.

In the second story, she deals with her feelings for what appears to be a modest painter with gentle thoughts, only to discover his adulterous life and the fact he has much more grotesque, sexually-charged thoughts and intent, along with the fact that he fantasizes of raping her. She swiftly punishes the man with a knee to his crotch, but leaves the home in disgrace and horror.

Within the events of the third chapter of the manga, she's left taking care of the elderly mother of a salaryman named Shintaro. However, the old woman seems to die unexpectedly and Nanase is made to attend her quick funeral and see and hear the true mocking thoughts of the guests. But worst of all for her, Nanase discovers the old woman is still alive within the coffin but unconscious, as every thought becomes audible to her ears. Nanase is left mortified and unable to voice this revelation for fear of her power being found out, and silently prays as she hears the old woman being cremated alive, screaming out for Shintaro.

## Serialization

* Weekly Shonen Magazine: #50 to #52 for 1977

The series adapted three of the cases from the novel, respectively being from the second, seventh, and eighth chapters.

## Reprints

* Shogakukan: Digitized for the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set. A print-on-demand version is also available for residents of Japan via ComicPark.
3cm Boy

Isamu and Tomoko in the frontispiece to the story.

**3cm Boy** ( 3センチボーイ ) is a gag one-shot by Fujio Akatsuka, serialized in Elementary School 4th Grade magazine.

## Overview

A naughty boy known as Isamu and his neighbor Tomoko wind up unexpectedly shrunken to 3cm one day after eating Tomoko's cooking. They must navigate and brave the much larger world around them, and try to outwit some criminals as they aim to get back to normal.

## Characters

### Isamu

An adventurous young boy, though rather bratty and rude to his younger brother Kenji. After he and Tomoko are shrunk down, he is the one to lead the way in exploring, but they encounter a pair of robbers and are captured by them.

Isamu manages to escape and convinces Kenji into letting him ride his toy airplane, in order to come to Tomoko's rescue. After they return to full size at an unexpected moment, they chase down the robbers.

### Tomoko

Kenji's neighbor and friend. She is shown to have been cooking that day, but the side effects from the dish cause the unusual phenomena to happen. She is left trapped in a birdcage by the robbers until Isamu rescues her.

Her hairstyle contains the bouffant/bun-type protrusion seen on characters like Akko and Totoko at this point, though she lacks the pigtails.

### Kenji

Isamu's younger brother. After learning of his older brother's predicament, he kicks him and finds it a way of payback, but is convinced to let him take his toy airplane (which later winds up broken when Isamu and Tomoko grow back). He is last seen looking on nervously as Tomoko and Isamu talk at the end.

## Serialization

* Elementary School 4th Grade: August 1962

## Reprints

3cm Boy appeared reprinted for the first time in the Fujio Akatsuka Complete Works DVD-ROM set, in its "1960s" collection. A print-on-demand version was also put out via ComicPark, however there is currently no other way to read the one-shot in a print or digital format.
Liquor Hermit Dayoon

**Liquor Hermit Dayoon** was a two-chapter manga by Fujio Akatsuka, serialized in Big Comic Superior. It was originally intended to be a new ongoing series for the magazine and kick off a revival of Akatsuka's career, but became halted by his illness and was left incomplete.

## Overview

A strange hermit of the streets takes a young man on a journey to uncover the history and mysteries behind the brewing of sake. This work was inspired by Akatsuka's encounter with the playwright Ryuumei Azuma, who had come to be known as a "drunk hermit of the streets" due to his carefree personality. Although Akatsuka had already declared himself retired from active duty due to the treatment for his esophageal cancer, he was greatly enthused by his meetings with Azuma and told him "I want to draw a manga modeled after you".

This launched his idea for the new series, based off his friendship with Azuma and catered for a more grown-up audience. Unfortunately, while *Dayoon* marked new potential for Akatsuka, his health issues and alcoholism ended the series two chapters in with it being considered indefinitely interrupted.