Ippei Kuri (ä¹ é‡Œä¸€å¹³, Kuri Ippei, born January 1, 1940 in Kyoto,
Japan), real name Toyoharu Yoshida (å ‰ç"°è±Šæ²», Yoshida Toyoharu),
is a Japanese manga artist and the third president of animation
production company Tatsunoko Pro.Ippei Kuri was born Toyoharu Yoshida
on January 1, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan. As a child, he read comics such as
Superman that were discarded by American troops stationed in Japan
during the Allied occupation following World War II. Kuri stated he
wanted to make a manga like that when he grew up. This had an
influence on his manga and anime character design style. He attended
Kyoto Municipal RakuyÅ High School (now Kyoto Municipal RakuyÅ
Technical High School), but left in 1958 before graduating in order to
join his older brother Kenji in Tokyo to work as a manga artist.He
worked as an assistant for his older brother Tatsuo, who was already a
successful illustrator and manga artist. Kuri made his manga debut in
1959 with Abare Tengu (㠂㠰れ天狗, lit. Raging Crow Goblin),
published as an akahon and in the Japanese magazine Z-Boy from
Shueisha. From 1960â€"1961, Kuri worked on Mach SanshirÅ
(マッム三四郎, Mahha SanshirŠ) with creator Minoru Kume. In
1962, Kuri co-founded the animation production company Tatsunoko
Productions with his brothers Kenji and Tatsuo. Since then, he has
worked in many different roles, including as an animation producer, in
planning and design, and as a director.Kuri was appointed the managing
director of Tatsunoko Pro subsidiary Anime Friend in 1977. In 1987,
due to the retirement of his brother Kenji, Kuri became the president
of Tatsunoko Pro. Anime Friend was dissolved in 1990. Tatsunoko Pro
became a subsidiary of the major toy manufacturer Takara on July 1,
2005, and Kuri stepped down as president at that time. The Yoshida
brothers' involvement in the company has since been very limited.
Japan), real name Toyoharu Yoshida (å ‰ç"°è±Šæ²», Yoshida Toyoharu),
is a Japanese manga artist and the third president of animation
production company Tatsunoko Pro.Ippei Kuri was born Toyoharu Yoshida
on January 1, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan. As a child, he read comics such as
Superman that were discarded by American troops stationed in Japan
during the Allied occupation following World War II. Kuri stated he
wanted to make a manga like that when he grew up. This had an
influence on his manga and anime character design style. He attended
Kyoto Municipal RakuyÅ High School (now Kyoto Municipal RakuyÅ
Technical High School), but left in 1958 before graduating in order to
join his older brother Kenji in Tokyo to work as a manga artist.He
worked as an assistant for his older brother Tatsuo, who was already a
successful illustrator and manga artist. Kuri made his manga debut in
1959 with Abare Tengu (㠂㠰れ天狗, lit. Raging Crow Goblin),
published as an akahon and in the Japanese magazine Z-Boy from
Shueisha. From 1960â€"1961, Kuri worked on Mach SanshirÅ
(マッム三四郎, Mahha SanshirŠ) with creator Minoru Kume. In
1962, Kuri co-founded the animation production company Tatsunoko
Productions with his brothers Kenji and Tatsuo. Since then, he has
worked in many different roles, including as an animation producer, in
planning and design, and as a director.Kuri was appointed the managing
director of Tatsunoko Pro subsidiary Anime Friend in 1977. In 1987,
due to the retirement of his brother Kenji, Kuri became the president
of Tatsunoko Pro. Anime Friend was dissolved in 1990. Tatsunoko Pro
became a subsidiary of the major toy manufacturer Takara on July 1,
2005, and Kuri stepped down as president at that time. The Yoshida
brothers' involvement in the company has since been very limited.
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