Masami Kurumada

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masami Kurumada
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1953(1953-12-06)
Age	71
Country	Japan
Birth City	TsUnited Kingdomishima
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Masami Kurumada Biography

Masami Kurumada is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on December 6, 1953 in TsUnited Kingdomishima, Japan. Famous for the creation of such successful manga such as Saint Seiya as well as Ring ni Kakero, this Japanese artist also wrote songs for the soundtracks to anime series that were based on his manga.

He learned and utilized some of the techniques used by the manga illustrator He studied and applied to his work many of the techniques of the famous manga artist Osamu Tezuka..

His drawing style is very classic, reminiscent from the manga/anime aesthetics more predominant in the 1960s and 1970s, albeit a constant flaw in his art is an inconsistent trace and proportion unbalance. He often draws his characters as if seen from a low perspective. His drawings can sometimes seem rough, but the improvement in his artistic technique is evident when comparing older works to more recent ones. The detail in his drawings is painstakingly and beautifully executed, and his designs for his characters’ attire in some of his works, is elaborate, rich and elegant. His coloring style is almost exclusively realistic, unlike the vast majority of manga artists, who often resort to the use of non-natural colors for the hair or eyes of their characters, although with the publication of Saint Seiya Next Dimension volumes totally in color, the addition of new characters with non-natural hair colors occurs often. His stories are moving and inspiring.

Kurumada’s first work was Otoko Raku, which earned him an award in a manga contest for aspiring manga artist, and became assistant to professional manga artists. Some time later, he debuted as a professional manga artist in 1974 with his manga Sukeban Arashi, and achieved his first hit three years later when he started writing and drawing Ring ni Kakero, which brought him recognition as a popular manga author, and lasted five years, and he considers it his favorite creation. A practicer of the martial arts in his younger days, the influence this has exerted on his various works is worthy of mention.

He was raised and born in the Chuo Ward in Tokyo, Japan.

Masami Kurumada Net Worth

Masami Kurumada is one of the richest Cartoonist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masami Kurumada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first manga, Otoko Raku, secured him an artist’s assistant job. He published his first professionally-published manga, Sukeban Arashi, in the 1970s.

He designed promotional images to promote the 2010 version of Clash of the Titans.

Masami Kurumada (車田 正美 , Kurumada Masami, born December 6, 1953) is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy.

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In 2004, Kurumada celebrated 30 years as a professional manga artist, and that same year two of his older and best known works experienced a resurfacing. The original Ring ni Kakero was adapted to anime, 27 years after its manga debut, and as mentioned before, the Saint Seiya anime adaptation was resumed in 2003 and an attempt to start the Zeus Chapter was made with the release of the Saint Seiya Tenkai-Hen Josō ~Overture~ movie in 2004, which was planned to continue the story with the subsequent release of OVAs, but due to discrepancies between Kurumada and Toei Animation, the project failed and was abandoned. Kurumada still plans to publish the “Zeus Chapter”, written and drawn by him, in manga form in the near future, by 2012, a considerable amount of elements from it have already been revealed by Kurumada in Saint Seiya Next Dimension and he is set to continue doing so in the next instalments of that work in the japanese summer in 2013.

Facts & Trivia

Masami Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masami Kurumada celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

Also, he wrote the lyrics to the ending theme of the second season of the Ring ni Kakero 1 anime adaptation, in 2006:

Top Facts about Masami Kurumada

1. Masami Kurumada is a Japanese manga artist and writer.
2. He was born on December 6, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Kurumada’s most famous work is the Saint Seiya series.
4. He has also created other popular manga series such as Ring ni Kakero and Fūma no Kojirō.
5. Kurumada won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1987 for Saint Seiya.
6. The Saint Seiya franchise has sold over 35 million copies worldwide.
7. Kurumada’s works have been adapted into anime, video games, and live-action films.
8. He has influenced many other manga artists with his unique style.
9. Kurumada is known for incorporating mythology and astrology into his stories.
10. He continues to create new works and engage with fans through social media platforms like Twitter.