Yoshihiro Tatsumi fan club

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Yoshihiro Tatsumi (辰巳 ヨシヒロ, Tatsumi Yoshihiro?, June 10, 1935 in Tennōji-ku, Osaka) is a mangaka who is widely credited with starting the gekiga style of alternative comics in Japan, having allegedly coined the term in 1957.

His work has been translated into many languages, and Canadian publisher Drawn and Quarterly have embarked on a project to publish an annual compendium of his works focusing each on the highlights of one year of his work (beginning with 1969), edited by American cartoonist Adrian Tomine. This is one event in a seemingly coincidental rise to worldwide popularity that Tomine relates to in his introduction to the first volume of the aforementioned series. Tatsumi received the Japan Mangaka Association Award in 1972.

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ambient_sounds | Jan 5, 2022 2:08 PM

Some readers seem to dislike Yoshihiro Tatsumi's dark and depressing stories; but I find them compelling and interesting. His stories flow like movies -- the way he uses angles and distance; the way he "cuts" his scenes, using only a minimal number of panels to tell his story; and the way he limits dialogue to only what's necessary.

Tatsumi uses his protagonists with the same minimalist approach. His protagonists rarely, if ever, speak. Everyone else is doing all the talking. This, in my opinion, heightens the mysteriousness of Tatsumi's main characters. Since they're mostly silent, we're left to interpret their thoughts and feelings only by their physical reactions (or lack thereof). We’re often left with a feeling of uncertainty in regards to the character’s innermost feelings.

For anyone unfamiliar (but curious) about Tatsumi's work, check out my narrated video of "Piranha" -- a story from "The Pushman and other stories".

https://youtu.be/lPl6I-n-JF0

Danish | Nov 16, 2014 2:47 PM

Here's a very interesting look at Tatsumi's work, history and influences.

http://www.tcj.com/tatsumi-yoshihiros-black-rainbow/

Revilenigma | Feb 14, 2011 1:08 PM

http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/02/egm-2011-first-images-from-eric-khoos-aniamted-feature-tatsumi.php

キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

Revilenigma | Nov 20, 2010 12:54 PM

http://mastersofmanga.com/2010/06/tatsumigekigaen/

Dille | Sep 13, 2010 12:34 AM

Added AX: A Collection of Alternative Manga to the club relations since there is a story by this guy.

521647 | Jul 24, 2010 2:45 PM

A Drifting Life wins 2 Eisners.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-24/yoshihiro-tatsumi-a-drifting-life-wins-2-eisners

Danish | Dec 14, 2009 5:19 AM

A Drifting Life is getting a live-action film!

afroemo | Dec 12, 2009 6:55 AM

Thanks for the invite. Looking forward to collecting more of this guy's work in those awesomely made hard bound editions.

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Created: Dec 1, 2009

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