Buichi terasawa5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tezuka taught him how to edit, how to put together a story and introduced him to Disney and other profound influences on his work. He decided that he should learn to draw and write Manga for men and boys, saw an ad for a job with Tezuka Production, and ended up working directly under Osamu Tezuka. The answer was that his drawings were good but he wasn't drawing from a woman's perspective and Shoujo Manga was for women (this was after all the 1970s). Feeling cocky, since he was a 20 year old with 2500 bucks in his pocket, he wrote the magazine asking why he didn't win first place. He didn't win first place but he did win 150,000 yen (adjusting for inflation, that's about 2500$, which isn't a bad paycheck for a dude in his situation). Having some talent at art and thinking his odds were a lot better than entering the lottery he sat down, read some Shoujo Manga and started drawing in that style. An art contest for Shoujo Manga with a grand prize of 1 million yen. Having failed his college entrance exam and looking for a job, his then-girlfriend mentioned an art contest. ![]() Ironically his start in comics was pure accident. Tarasawa was born on the island of Hokkaido, in the city of Asahikawa on March 30th, 1955. ![]()
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