History

1933
Born on December 1 in Takaoka, Toyama.
1944
While attending Jozuka Elementary School, meets transfer student Motoo Abiko
(Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ).
1950
Creates the hand-drawn comic magazine "Shotaiyo" with Motoo Abiko.
1951
He and Abiko make their debut as authors in Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun with the series "Tama-chan the Angel."
1954
The two move to Tokyo and lived together in the Tokiwa-sō apartments. The duo work under the pen name Fujiko Fujio.
1959
"Umi no Ouji"* was their first weekly periodical, which ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday (by Shogakukan).* Coauthored with Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ.
1963
Establishes Studio Zero Co., Ltd. together with friends from Tokiwa-sō.
1964
"Obake no Q-Taro"* gets serialized.* Coauthored with Fujiko Fujio Ⓐ.
1967
"Perman" gets serialized.
1968
"21 Emon" gets serialized.
1969
"The Minotaur's Plate" SF short stories begin running in Big Comic (by Shogakukan).
1970
"Doraemon" gets simultaneously serialized in all six levels of the Shogakukan Learning Magazine series.
Studio Zero Ltd. is dissolved.
1971
"Shin Obake no Q-Taro" gets serialized.
1974
"Kiteretsu Daihyakka" gets serialized.
Tentomushi Comics publishes "Doraemon" in volume form.
1977
"ESPer Mami" gets serialized.
1978
"T・PTime Patrol Bon" gets serialized.
1979
The "Doraemon" anime begins airing.
1980
The Fujiko Fujio Award (Manga Newcomer Award) is created.
Doraemon Manga Long Story Series "Nobita's Dinosaur" story gets serialized.
The first Doraemon movie "Nobita's Dinosaur" comes to theaters.
1985
"Chimpui" gets serialized.
1987
The Fujiko Fujio partnership ends. Changes his pen name to Fujiko F. Fujio.
1989
Doraemon’s tenth movie "Nobita and the Birth of Japan" comes to theaters.
1991
"Future Memories" gets serialized.
1992
The "Future Memories" live-action film he produced comes to theaters.
1996
Establishes Vietnam’s Doraemon Education Support Fund and visits Vietnam.
Passes away on September 23 at the age of 62.
Profile Major works
※ Doraemon official website
Go to the "Doraemon Channel" page.
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