In 1977, Hojo was admitted to Kyushu Industrial University and studied in the design department of the art department. During this period, he began to try drawing comics. During the summer vacation of his sophomore year in 1979, he completed his work "Angel of the Universe" and w

He is known as the best cartoonist in the painter.

His cartoonist career is extremely legendary.

His disciples are all masters among cartoonists.

He is the master of realistic painting style among Japanese cartoonists - Hojo Shi .

Legend began

Hojoji was born in 1959 in Okura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Hojoji was crazy about movies when he was in junior high school. It was a very luxurious thing to go to the cinema to watch movies, but Hojoji could watch them once a month, which also had a great impact on the style of his comics later.

1977, Hojo Ji was admitted to Kyushu Industrial University and studied in the design department of the art department. During this period, he began to try drawing comics. During the summer vacation of his sophomore year in 1979, he completed his work "Angel of the Universe" and was sent by a friend to "jump" to participate in the 18th Tezuka Awards , and went directly to the finals and won the prize. However, Hojo Ji had never even bought any episode of "jump" before.

80 Hojoji published "I am a Man" in the supplementary issue of "jump", and his popularity suddenly became popular. The following year, in 1981, Hojo Ji began to serialize " Cat Eyes Three Sisters " on "jump". At this time, his realistic style was almost mature. This work was serialized for three years, making Hojo Ji famous. In 1983, it was also animated. Later, it was introduced to China and was a childhood animation x enlightenment for many people.

Isn’t this style fragrant?

At this time, Hojo Ji was just 24 years old and had just graduated from university. This was simply the beginning of the legend.

Legend Zhengmori

In 1983, Hojo Ji began to create short stories "City Hunter-XYZ" and "City Hunter-Double-Edged Sword" based on the "Black Mouse" in "The Three Sisters of Cat Eyes", which received a lot of praise as soon as it was released. So when he was a teenager, he liked the 007 series of movies. Hojoji, who liked guns, began to serialize "City Hunter" in 1985 after taking materials on the ground in the United States.

This work is completely a masterpiece after Hojoji found his own comic path, and has brought Hojoji's movie comic concept to the extreme. Each chapter is like a movie, with a strong sense of modernity, perfect combination of dynamic and texture. Basically, like watching live-action movies, the guns drawn are also the most realistic of all anime.

87 to 1991, the TV animation of "City Hunter" also began to be popular, attracting a large number of fans at home and abroad. In 1993, Jackie Chan and starred in the movie version of "City Hunter". The prototype of Xiao Ma Ge in "The True Colors of Heroes" is the protagonist Yoshi Saebasaki.

Hojoji's "City Hunter" even had the power of fighting when "Dragon Ball" was at its peak, which can be said to be very difficult.

Legend continues

Hojoji began to publish some serious works after "City Hunter". The three works " Sunshine Girl ", "The Summer of That Year" and "Girl's Season" are the most representative. Especially the work "The Summer of That Year" is composed of several independent short stories, but each short story revolves around the theme of "war destroyed the dreams of young people". It can only be said that Hojoji is worthy of being a master.

and later "Extraordinary Family", which was serialized to 2007, with 15 volumes, and has always been a regular visitor to the top 10 young manga comics.

There is also "Angel Heart" which has been serialized since 2001. It uses the settings of the "City Hunter" part and has been serialized until 2017, and it is also very long-lived.

More than ten years of creation, the release of many excellent works has fully proved that Hojoji is definitely among the top masters in the Japanese comics industry.

Legend behind the scenes

Hojoji's apprentice has two very famous cartoonists. One is the author of " Slam Dunk " - Yuhiko Inoue , and the other is the author of " Holy Son to ".

and Inoue Yuhiko trained the authors of " King of the World " and "Li Mu". Mei Ze Haruto trained the author of " Langke Jianxin " and Shintohiro Yue.

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and tsukishinohiro

and then, the author of " One Piece " Eiichiro was cultivated with tsukishinohiro again.

This is the first generation. I can only say that legendary figures are like this, and their disciples are all big shots.

written at the end

Regarding Hojoji's painting style and painting skills, it can only be said that he is unquestionably strong. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the strongest painting artists in the Japanese comics industry. Some industry insiders even believe that "one" can be removed. The characters and scenes he writes are all known for their delicate and complexity. You can take a look at the original painting below.

can only say two words - invincible.

The key point is that Hojo Ji's screenwriter ability and control of the plot are also at the top level. The bizarre and thrilling plot in "City Hunter", clever suspense setting and humorous elements, is still a great work even today.

So it is really not an exaggeration to call Hojo Ji a legend in the Japanese comics world.

The beginning of the legend, the comics of the legend, the life of the legend. This is Hojoji, the legend of the Japanese comics world.