Buronson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sho Fumimura, Shō Fumimura, Yoshiyuki Okamura
, known by the pen names and , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series Doberman Deka (1975–1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series Fist of the North Star (1983–1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. He has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including Heat (1998–2004), which won the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Buronson
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- Works
- 112
Top works
- Reedición japan n.1
- Ōrō
- Fist of the North Star, Vol. 18
- Fist of the North Star, Vol. 16
- Fist of the North Star, Vol. 13
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Yoshiyuki Okamura
- Person.alias
- BuronsonSho Fumimura
- Person.birth_place
- Saku, Nagano, Japan
- Person.known_for
- Doberman DekaFist of the North StarSanctuaryHeat
- Person.occupation
- Manga writer
- Person.years_active
- 1972–present
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- date of birth
- 1947-06-16
- name in kana
- ぶろんそん
- name in native language
- 武論尊
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, known by the pen names and , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series Doberman Deka (1975–1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series Fist of the North Star (1983–1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. He has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including Heat (1998–2004), which won the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Buronson received a Special Award at the 2021 Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists.
==Early life and career== Buronson was born on June 16, 1947, in Saku, Nagano. He was the youngest of six children in a farming family. In 2017, he established a scholarship program in his hometown. The following year he started a manga school, , at the Sakudaira Community Center in Saku on April 15. Tuition is free, and students attend 20 lectures from professional writers, artists and editors throughout the year for a total of 100 hours.