the wonderful girls he has invented
Mitsuru Adachi (安達 充 (あだち 充) Adachi Mitsuru) (born February 9, 1951) is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii NS made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon, based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa.
Adachi is well known for his romantic comedy and sports manga, especially regarding "baseball" as his flavor of youth. He has been generalized under the demonyms, a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". Thus, he is one of the few popular manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo and seinen manga in all three genre and related publications.
History[]
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Achievements[]
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List of Notable Works[]
Original Works[]
| Years | Name | Total Volumes | Anthology | Japanese publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1978 - November 1980 | Nine | 5 | Monthly Shōnen Sunday Zōkan | Shōgakukan |
| 1979–1980 | Oira Hokago Wakadaisho | 2 | Kodama Shuppan | |
| 1979 issue 2 - 1981 issue 15 | Hiatari Ryōkō! | 5 | Shōjo Comic | Shōgakukan |
| 1980 issue 17 -1984 issue 18 | Miyuki | 12 | Shōnen Big Comic | |
| 1981 issue 36 -1986 issue 50 | Touch | 26 | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| September 1986 - March 1991 | Slow Step | 7 | Ciao (magazine) | |
| 1987 issue 17 - 1989 issue 40 | Rough | 12 | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1990 issue 4/5 - 1992 issue 19 | Niji-iro Tōgarashi | 11 | ||
| 20 June 1992 - 20 March 1997 | Jinbē | 1 | Big Comic Original | |
| 1992 issue 32 - 1999 issue 50 | H2 | 34 | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 2000 issue 22/23 - 2001 issue 24 | Itsumo Misora | 5 | ||
| 2001 issue 36/37 - 2005 issue | Katsu! | 16 | ||
| 2005–2010 | Cross Game | 17 | ||
| May 12, 2009 - March 12, 2012 | Q and A | 6 | Monthly Shōnen Sunday | |
| April 27, 2011 – Present | Asaoka High School Baseball Club Diary: Over Fence | 0 | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| May 12, 2012 – present | Mix | 12+ | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
Shorts[]
| Year | Name | Japanese publisher | Original Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1971 | Ruthless Trap | Deluxe Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1971, summer vacation issue | The Foghorn Sounded | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| November 1973 | Fresh Blood of the Final Round | Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday | |
| February 1974 | Dream Slugger | Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1974 | Little Boy | ||
| 1975 issue 4/5 | A Blow for That Girl! | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1975 issues 33-38 | Ace of Hearts | Weekly Shōjo Comic | Akira Saiga |
| 1976 issues 5/6 - 18 | Gamushara | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | Jūzō Yamasaki |
| 1977 issue 34 | Whimsical Punch | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978 issue 11 | A Word from the Freeloader | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978 issue 16 | Pair of Aces | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978 issue 20 | Wind in the Green Leaves | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978 issue 28 | Ken | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978 issue 37 | The Youthful Path | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1978, issue 42 | Teens | Weekly Shōjo Comic | |
| 1985 issues 1-2 | What's Going On!? | Shōnen Big Comic | |
| June 1985, | Purple | Ciao | |
| October 1985 special issue | Change | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1986 issue 4 | At the Intersection | Shōnen Big Comic | |
| June 1986 | Plus 1 | Ciao | |
| January 1987 | The Current State of Affairs | Shōnen Big Comic | |
| 1987 special issue | Short Program | Young Sunday | |
| 1988 issue 7 | Take Off | Young Sunday | |
| 1988 issue 27 | 4 on the Richter Scale | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1989 issues 20-21 | The Road Home | Young Sunday | |
| 1998 30th Anniversary Special Issue | Square Sea | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| Spring Special Issue 1991 | Sayonara Game | Big Comic | |
| April 1992, | Before Spring Comes... | Petit Comic | |
| 1992 issue 8, | Blowing Any Which Way | Big Comic Spirits | |
| 1992 issues 14-18 | 5x4P | Big Comic Superior | |
| October–November 1992 | Aim at the Ace! | Elementary 4th Graders | |
| 1993 issue 15 | Spring Call | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1993 issue 17 | Spring Passes | Big Comic Spirits | |
| 1994 issue 36 | A Stop on the Way | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 1995 issue 1 | Subject - Wakaba | Young Sunday | |
| 1998 issue 6 | Angel's Hammer | Big Comic | |
| 1999 issue 17 | Geta and Diamonds | Young Sunday | |
| 2000 issues 6-7 | Memory Off | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | |
| 2002 issues 36-37 | White Summer | Weekly Shōnen Sunday | Buronson |
| 2005 issue 36/37 - 2007 issue 5/6, | Idol A | Young Sunday | |
| 16 October 2005 issue | The Runaway God | Big Comic One | |
| 2006 Special Winter Issue, | Short Mail | Shōnen Sunday Super | |
| A Word from the Freeloader, Continued | |||
| It's Hard Being a Freeloader | |||
| Lovers Declaration |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- His blood type is AB
- He's an avid fan of baseball