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Influential shonen manga before dragon ball.

the tokiwa-sou (トキワ荘), or tokiwa manor, was a tokyo apartment complex where an incredibly influential group of mangaka lived from the early 1950's through the early 1960's. of course, the biggest name associated with the tokiwa-sou was the "god of manga" osamu tezuka, who lived in the building from 1953-1954. however, during that period the approximate dozen of influential mangaka living there established the building as a social hub for a broader group of the medium's greatest creators at that time.

this list will include both known (or at least supposed) residents of tokiwa-sou and their mangaka friends who often visited. this list will be based on armchair-level research, so please DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFINITIVE RESOURCE. that said, if anyone has any missing information, i would very much appreciate that you contact me with information on those artists' relationship to the tokiwa-sou!

the list will include one of the most noteworthy or "classic" manga series' created by each artist, and i will prioritize series' that can currently be read in their entirety in english, either legally or via scanlations.

format:

mangaka
(resident or visitor)(approx. dates lived at tokiwa-sou)
(common english title of series listed)

mangaka without manga on MAL:

hiroo terada
resident december 31, 1953 - june 20, 1957
sportsman kintarou
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/a9zcwtm/sportsman-kintarou

shinichi suzuki (akira kazeta)
resident september 2, 1955 - june 1, 1956
rainbow sentai
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/vrfil63/rainbow-sentai
https://myanimelist.net/people/21321/Shinichi_Suzuki?q=shinichi%20suzuki&cat=person

naoya moriyasu
resident february 1956 - end of 1956
(VERY LITTLE INFO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH)
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E5%AE%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8A%E3%82%84#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE%E4%BC%8A%E5%90%B9%E9%9A%BC%E4%BA%BA201039%E2%80%9341_17-0

tokuo yokota
resident 1958 - 1961
(VERY LITTLE INFO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH)
margaret-chan
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%88%E3%81%93%E3%81%9F%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8F%E3%81%8A#%E4%B8%BB%E3%81%AA%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81

shunji sonoyama
visitor
gyatorus
https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/57blnzu/gyatorus
https://myanimelist.net/people/24997/Shunji_Sonoyama?q=shunji%20sonoya&cat=person

saburo sakamoto
visitor
(PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR ANIMATION WORK ON IDEON, DUNBINE, VOLTES V)
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9D%82%E6%9C%AC%E4%B8%89%E9%83%8E

takemaru nagata
visitor
(VERY LITTLE INFO AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. KNOWN ASSISTANT TO FUJIO A. FUJIKO AND FUJIO F. FUJIKO)
bickle-kun
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8%E7%94%B0%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%B8#%E4%B8%BB%E3%81%AA%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81


assistants:

joji yamauchi
assistant to shotaro ishinomori & fujio akatsuka
resident september 1960 - march 1962

hideo shinoda
assistant to fujio a. fujiko & osamu tezuka
visitor

takao yokoyama
assistant to fujio akatsuka
visitor


sources & further reading:
http://tsoj.manga.org/anime/tokiwa_sou.html
https://fujio-akatsuka.fandom.com/wiki/Tokiwa-s%C5%8D#Famous_Residents
https://manga.tokyo/columns/otaku-travel/visit-tokiwa-so-the-birthplace-of-japanese-manga-and-anime/
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00934/
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AF%E8%8D%98
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokiwa-s%C5%8D

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An attempted list of the most important/influential post-war mangaka, and some of their most important series. All of the mangaka/manga here are well worth checking out.

Post-war refers to after World War II. So the list will exclude figures most known for works which came out prior to the War like Tagawa and Yokoyama(Ryuuichi).

Japan's Shōwa era lasted from 1926 to 1989. In 2009, Asahi Shimbun announced a polled list of 50 of the greatest 'masterpieces(名作)' of the Shōwa era. The only one not listed on MAL yet is 'Iga no Kagemaru' by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was ranked 27th.

https://www.comic-takaoka.jp/

Stories featuring characters whose physical abilities are extended beyond normal human limitations by mechanical elements built into their body.

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This is a translation of a widely-publicized poll from 2021. This is NOT my personal opinion, so how about you shut up MAL.

https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746

#92, Makaroni Houren-Sou, is a 1970's gag manga not included in MAL's databases.

1-50 are HERE: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/31734

This is from what I found, so I may have missed something.

This is a collection of manga with a unique style that go way back.

Shonen and Seinen series which have individuals battling against each other, most often with special powers or fantasy-style special abilities, and also have a large number of chapters. Not recommended unless you have time to kill.