Born in 1936 in Wakayama Prefecture, Kazuo Umezu grew up in neighboring Nara Prefecture. He drew comics from a young age and began his career as a manga artist in 1955, while still a high school student.
Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu
In the 1960s, he became famous as a horror manga artist with works such as Hebi Shojo , about a girl avenged by a giant snake, and Nekome Kozo, which revolved around a cat monster acting as a shadowy hero.
In 1972, he began the Hyoryu Kyoshitsu series, which depicts the struggle for survival of children who are blown away with their elementary school into a devastated world . The work has also been adapted into a novel and a film. Umezu received the Shogakukan Manga Award for this work, among other works.
In 1976, he began creating Makoto-chan, a series full of jokes in which a kindergarten child is the main character.
Makoto-chan Manga by Umezu
He stopped drawing comics in 1995 and became famous on television for his red and white striped uniform.
Umezu won the heritage award at the 2018 Angouleme International Comics Festival in France for Watashi wa Shingo , a sci- fi comic featuring a robot that can develop emotions.
In 2022, he presented new paintings as a continuation of the works at solo exhibitions in Tokyo and Osaka.
Kazuo Umezu died of stomach cancer. He had refused cancer treatment because he feared prolonged pain.
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