Naoki Urasawa

Author profile

born

January 02, 1960 in Fuchū, Japan

gender

male

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers

influences

Osamu Tezuka

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Urasawa Naoki ( 浦沢直樹) 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.

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Books by Naoki Urasawa

Average rating: 4.36 · 20,865 ratings · 859 reviews · 188 distinct works

	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 1: Herr Dr. Tenma 4.32 avg rating — 1,334 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	My rating:
	PLUTO 001 4.28 avg rating — 1,433 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	My rating:
	20th Century Boys 01 4.33 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	My rating:
	PLUTO, Volume 2 (PLUTO, #2) by Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki 4.42 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 2: Surprise Party 4.29 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	My rating:
	PLUTO, Volume 3 (PLUTO, #3) by Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki 4.37 avg rating — 549 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 04 4.34 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 3: 511 Kinderheim 4.34 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 05 4.39 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	My rating:
	PLUTO 004 by Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki 4.37 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:

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Series by Naoki Urasawa

Monster (18 books)
by Naoki Urasawa

4.36 avg rating — 8,105 ratings

20th Century Boys (22 books)
by Naoki Urasawa

4.39 avg rating — 7,307 ratings

Pluto (8 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki

4.36 avg rating — 4,623 ratings

Monster Kanzenban Edition (9 books)
by Naoki Urasawa

4.35 avg rating — 2,579 ratings

21st Century Boys (2 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, Vincent Zouzoulkovsky (Traduction)

4.27 avg rating — 250 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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