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Akio Chiba (ちばあきお or 千葉亜喜生, Chiba Akio^?, January 29, 1943 – September 13, 1984) was a Japanese manga artist born in Shenyang, Manchukuo (now part Liaoning, China).^[1] Chiba was known for publishing his works in both shōnen and shōjo magazines. Chiba made his professional debut in 1967 with his manga Sabu to Chibi while working as an assistant to his older brother, Tetsuya. In 1977, he won the 22nd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen for his work on Captain and Play Ball.^[2]

Chiba committed suicide in late 1984 (at age 41) due to issues related to bipolar disorder.^[1]^[3]

Works

Listed chronologically.

Kōsha Ura no Eleven (February 1971, Bessatsu Shōnen Jump, Shueisha)
Han-chan (September 1971, Bessatsu Shōnen Jump)
Michikusa (January 1972, Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday)
Captain (26 volumes, 1972–1979, Bessatsu Shōnen Jump, made into an anime series in 1980)
Play Ball (22 volumes, 1973–1978, Weekly Shōnen Jump)
Fushigi Tōbo-kun (1982–1983, Weekly Shōnen Jump, written by Tarō Nami)
Champ (April–November 1984, Weekly Shōnen Jump, written by Tarō Nami)
- This was his last work.

Sources:^[1]^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ちばあきお" (in Japanese). http://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/ちばあきお. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
^ "小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
^ ^a ^b "ちばあきお" (in Japanese). Manga Jidai. http://www.interq.or.jp/orange/flow/manji/review/chiba-a/chiba-a.html. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
^ "ちばあきお" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0013710.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-19.

External links

Akio Chiba at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

v d e Shogakukan Manga Award - Shōnen

1970s	Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio (1975) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama (1976) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga Series by Leiji Matsumoto (1977) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya (1978) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya (1979)

1980s	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (1980) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama (1981) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi (1982) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami (1983) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (1984) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II by Akira Oze (1985) Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi (1986) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara (1987) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata (1988) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima (1989)

1990s	Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki (1990) Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita (1991) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama (1992) YuYu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi (1993) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue (1994) Major by Takuya Mitsuda (1995) Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda (1996) Ganba! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta (1997) Project ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa (1998) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (1999)

2000s	Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori (2000) InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi (2001) Zatch Bell! by Makoto Raiku (2002) Yakitate!! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa (2003) Bleach by Tite Kubo (2004) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki (2005) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe (2006) Ace of Diamond by Yūji Terajima (2007) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi (2008) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara (2009)

2010s	King Golf by Ken Sasaki (2010)

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Name	Chiba, Akio
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Date of birth	1943
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Date of death	1984
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