Naoki Urasawa

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born

in Fuchū, Japan

January 02, 1960

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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Naoki Urasawa's Books

Average rating: 4.38 · 33,403 ratings · 1,121 reviews · 237 distinct works · Similar authors

	Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #1) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Satch Watanabe (Translator) 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 2,424 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	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, Band 001 (Pluto, #1) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Takashi Nagasaki 4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 2,241 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	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, Band 1 (20th Century Boys, #1) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 1,874 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	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, Volume 002 (Pluto, #2) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Takashi Nagasaki 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 1,051 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	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, Volume 003 (Pluto, #3) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Takashi Nagasaki 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 879 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	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) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Satch Watanabe (Translator) 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	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 4: Ayse's Friend (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #4) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Hiroki Shirota (Translator) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 743 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	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, Volume 004 (Pluto, #4) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Takashi Nagasaki 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	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: 511 Kinderheim (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #3) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Masaru Noma (Translator) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	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 5: After the Carnival (Naoki Urasawa's Monster, #5) by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Hirotaka Kakiya (Translator) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	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, 浦沢直樹, Masataka Kakiya (Translator)
4.36640784634246 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 12,235 ratings

20th Century Boys (22 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹
4.397717594958269 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 11,742 ratings

Pluto (8 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Takashi Nagasaki, 長崎尚志, Osamu Tezuka (Creator), 手塚治虫, Makoto Tezuka (Supervised), 手塚眞
4.396039603960396 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 7,474 ratings

21st Century Boys (2 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹, Vincent Zouzoulkovsky (Traduction)
4.251509054325956 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 497 ratings

Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban (9 books)
by Naoki Urasawa, 浦沢直樹
4.437086092715232 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 453 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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