#01
・Mr. Sugaya learns the basics of PC-6001 BASIC with "Hello, Microcomputer"
・A childhood spent building plastic models and getting lost in war comics
・Mr. Sugaya, a middle school student bedridden with food poisoning, wobbles on his bicycle to buy Shotaro Ishinomori's "Introduction to Manga Artists"
・"Introduction to Manga Artists" serves as a career model for aspiring manga creators
・Living in a paper mill town made it easy to procure paper, allowing for lots of drawings
・The importance of accumulating effort, as seen in episodes from Ishinomori-sensei
・Since he started drawing manga, he has been making transmitters with amateur radio and vacuum tubes
Mitsuru Sugaya
Manga Artist
Born in 1950 in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture. 73 years old.
Started drawing manga in the sixth grade.
In 1969, moved to Tokyo to pursue a career as a manga artist right after graduating high school. After working as a manga assistant and in an editorial company, he debuted in 1971 with "Kamen Rider" (original work by Shotaro Ishinomori).
In 1983, won the Shogakukan Manga Award for his representative works "Game Center Arashi" and "Hello, Microcomputer".
In 1994, made a comeback as an entertainment novelist, publishing over 60 novels.
In 2005, enrolled in Waseda University's e-School of Human Sciences.
In 2011, completed the master's program at Waseda University's Graduate School of Human Sciences (at age 60).
From 2013 to 2021, served as a professor at Kyoto Seika University’s Faculty of Manga.
From 2024, will be the president of the Japan Manga Association.
Here is a summary of Mr. Mitsuru Sugaya