Minoru Furuya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Minoru Furuya
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
The Ping Pong Club

Minoru Furuya (古谷 実, Furuya Minoru, born March 28, 1972) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.

His debut work was Ike! Inachū takkyū-bu, known in English as The Ping Pong Club, published in Young Magazine. It was adopted into a 26 episode anime in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for The Ping Pong Club.[1]

Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely Himizu in 2011, and Himeanoru in 2016.

Works[]

Title Year Notes Refs[2]
The Ping Pong Club 1993–1996 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 13 volumes
Boku to Issho (僕といっしょ, The Same as Me) 1997–1998 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 5 volumes
Green Hill (グリーンヒル, Gurinhru) 1999–2000 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 3 volumes
Himizu (ヒミズ) 2001–2002 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Shigatera (シガテラ, Ciguatera) 2003–2005, Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Wani tokage gisu (わにとかげぎす) 2006–2007 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes
Himeanoru (ヒメアノ～ル) 2008–2010 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 6 volumes
Saruchinesu (ja:サルチネス, Saltiness) 2012–2013 Serialized in Young Magazine
Published by Kodansha in 4 volumes

References[]

  1. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "著者：古谷実" [Author: Minoru Furuya]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""