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  <name><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese mangaka. He is perhaps best known for &lt;i&gt;Monster&lt;/i&gt; (which drew praise from Junot Díaz, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner) and &lt;i&gt;20th Century Boys&lt;/i&gt;. 

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. ]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Dr. Osamu Tezuka]]></influences>      <born_at>01/02/1960</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 1: Herr Dr. Tenma]]></title>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[20th Century Boys 01.]]></title>
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  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 2: Surprise Party]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 3: 511 Kinderheim]]></title>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 07]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 09]]></title>
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