Among Japanese manga writers, there is a legendary character.
His work is considered a watershed moment for erotic images in shonen manga - if the scale is higher than his work, it cannot be published according to the specifications of shonen manga, and if it is lower than the scale of his work, it is really not beautiful.
He has also been called "Japan's best manga artist who can draw panties and buttocks."
His works are often called alongside those of Akira Toriyama, and fans say, "Buy Akira Toriyama in a dignified manner, buy Masakazu Katsura secretly".
He is the master of female depiction in the Japanese manga industry - Katsura Masazu.
start
Born in 1962 in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, Katsura Masakazu was good at drawing from an early age, but he had little interest in manga and animation, which was an outlier among teenagers at that time. Of course, young people must have love, and Katsura is a fan of Batman and is also very interested in music.
A Batman figure made from the character lines created by Katsura Jeong-ho
When Gui Zhenghe arrived in junior high school, he liked music but did not have audio equipment, so how could it be more embarrassing, but where did the junior high school children get the money to burn music fever? Katsura Masakazu stumbled upon the promotion of the "Tezuka Prize" for the Newcomer Award, and as long as he won the prize, there was a prize of 50W, and Katsura Masakazu began drawing manga for this prize, and in 1980, he won the 19th Tezuka Award for Manga Awards for his work "Tsubasa", and thus embarked on the road of manga artist.
Struggle and turnaround
In 1981, Katsura published his work "Transfer Student" on "Jump" and officially debuted, and it is worth mentioning that this work was shortlisted for the 21st Tezuka Award. After that, Gui Zhenghe successively published some short stories, but the response was mediocre, and it was not until 1984 that he began to serialize the full-length manga "Blade Superman", which began to have a certain popularity, and this work was also adapted into an animation, so that more people knew the name Gui Zhenghe.
But Gui Zhenghe struggled during this period, and this fame was not of much use, and between 1985 and 1986 he published several short and medium works, "Super Machine Mobilization Vander", "Present from Lemon", etc., readers did not buy it, and they were all cut miserably.
I must talk in the middle, at this time, Gui Zhenghe and Akira Toriyama are already very good friends, and Akira Toriyama also ridiculed Gui Zhenghe as a "country man" in "Alalei".
However, Akira Toriyama had already taken off on the spot with "Dragon Ball" at this time, and the work of Gui Zhenghe was even to the point of being cut off, and Gui Zhenghe at this time also belonged to a period of great struggle and suffering.
Akira Toriyama
After two or three years, Gui Zhenghe continued to publish short comics until 1989, when a work called "Video Girl" caught the attention of readers.
After receiving praise from readers, he made certain changes to this work and began serializing "Movie Girl". This work used superb painting and vivid characters to fascinate and crazy countless readers, making Gui Zhenghe a hit and becoming one of the most popular cartoonists at that time.
After this work was adapted into an anime, it even invited the top actress Sakai Hoko to sing music, which shows the great influence of this work at that time, and this work also became the first milestone work in Katsura's creative career.
Connect and reach new heights
Then, in 1993, Gui Zhenghe's painting skills were even more sophisticated, and at this time he published the work "D.N.A2", in which Gui Zhenghe's manga began to become a school of its own, biased towards realism. This work has also attracted a lot of attention with its combination of science fiction and business.
In 1995, Gui Zhenghe did not forget his original intention, remembering his childhood dream of becoming a Baitman, so he created the Batman-style "SHADOW LADY", but unfortunately there are only 3 single books of this work.
It was not until 1997 that Gui Zhenghe realized that science fiction was not important in his work, and began to serialize his new work "I"s" in "jump", a work about the delicate emotions between young men and women, which suddenly brought Gui Zhenghe to another peak in his career.
Looking at such a painter, I can only say that I understand everything. This "I"s" is also the x enlightenment work of many domestic comic fans and teenagers.
afterward
In the subsequent commemoration of the 30th anniversary of "JUMP", Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura also teamed up to create "JIYA", the plot of which is about a man and a woman who are traveling and are borrowed by aliens from the galaxy to defeat evil together. It is also very much in line with the style of the two of them.
Then in 2002, Gui Zhenghe serialized the comic "Super Demon Man", which ended until 2014, which can be regarded as the realization of Gui Zhenghe's heroic dream, after all, who doesn't want to become a Batman?
Today's Gui Zhenghe has slowly faded out of people's vision after his success, just like the current Toriyama Akira, who is gradually exploring behind the scenes. These two "twin stars" have stimulated young people's hormones in different ways, affecting generations of teenagers.
However, the throbbing hearts of the teenagers will still beat strongly for their works. Gui Zhenghe is worthy of being the soul painter of that woman, a true master.