Hideo Azuma

Hideo Azuma
吾妻 ひでお
Born
吾妻 日出夫 (Azuma Hideo)

(1950-02-06)6 February 1950
Died13 October 2019(2019-10-13) (aged 69)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationManga artist
Years active1969–2019
WorksNanako SOS
Little Pollon
MovementLolicon
Awardssee below

Hideo Azuma (吾妻 ひでお, Azuma Hideo, February 6, 1950 – October 13, 2019) was a Japanese manga artist. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine Manga Ō. He was most well known for his science fiction lolicon-themed works appearing in magazines such as Weekly Shōnen Champion, as well as children's comedy series such as Nanako SOS and Little Pollon (which both became anime television series in the early 1980s). He has been called the "father of lolicon".[1]

In 2005 he published an autobiographical manga titled Disappearance Diary that has won several awards including the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. His name is also sometimes romanized Hideo Aduma.

  1. ^ Brienza, Casey (2008-06-06). "Review: Disappearance Diary". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-11-22.