Naoki Urasawa (Author of Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1)

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Naoki Urasawa

Born

in Fuchū, Japan

January 02, 1960

Genre

Manga, Mystery, Science Fiction

Influences

Osamu Tezuka ...more

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Urasawa Naoki (浦沢直树) is a Japanese mangaka. He is perhaps best known for Monster (which drew praise from Junot Díaz, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner) and 20th Century Boys.

Urasawa's work often concentrates on intricate plotting, interweaving narratives, a deep focus on character development and psychological complexity. Urasawa has won the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival excellence award, the Kodansha Manga Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2008 Urasawa accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University.

Series list (not including short stories collections):
- Pineapple ARMY (パイナップルARMY) 1985-1988, written by Kazuya Kudo;
- YAWARA! 1986-1993;
- Master Keaton (MASTERキートン) 1988-1994, written by Hokusei Ka ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 263,746 ratings · 14,729 reviews · 283 distinct works ? Similar authors

	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #1) by Naoki Urasawa, Satch Watanabe (Translator) 4.47 avg rating — 14,346 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 (Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban, #1) by Naoki Urasawa, Marc Bernabé (Translator) 4.58 avg rating — 11,373 ratings — published 1995 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Vol.1 by Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, Osamu Tezuka (Sch?pfer) 4.41 avg rating — 10,443 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20th Century Boys 1 4.38 avg rating — 8,826 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2 (Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 6,196 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 2 by Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, Osamu Tezuka 4.46 avg rating — 5,386 ratings — published 2005 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 4.55 avg rating — 5,220 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 3 (Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 5,027 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2: Surprise Party (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 5,105 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 3 by Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, Osamu Tezuka (Creator) 4.42 avg rating — 4,648 ratings — published 2006 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa's Monster (18 books)
by

Naoki Urasawa

4.52 avg rating — 105,895 ratings

20th Century Boys (22 books)
by

Naoki Urasawa

4.47 avg rating — 82,621 ratings

Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban (9 books)
by

Naoki Urasawa,

浦沢直树

4.60 avg rating — 43,183 ratings

Pluto [プルートウ] (8 books)
by

Naoki Urasawa,

Takashi Nagasaki,

Osamu Tezuka (Creator),

Makoto Tezuka (Supervised),

Jared Cook (Translator),

Frederik L. Schodt (Translator),

James Gaubatz (Letterer)

4.45 avg rating — 40,255 ratings

20th Century Boys Kanzenban (11 books)
by

Naoki Urasawa,

Takashi Nagasaki (Contributor),

Akemi Wegmüller (Translator)

4.57 avg rating — 24,588 ratings

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Quotes by Naoki Urasawa (?)

“If you run from enemy fire, I'll make you wash dishes for the rest of your life!”
― Naoki Urasawa, 20th Century Boys, 19

tags: cowardice, threat

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“A child's growth is defined entirely by the adult that raises him.”
― Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 3: 511 Kinderheim

tags: child, monster, upbringing

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“Does the hatred you feel ever disappear? Or is it something that never goes away... No matter how many times you try to erase it? What I have always feared the most... Is myself. Because I, too, have hatred inside me.”
― Naoki Urasawa, PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol.5

tags: hatred

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