The manga and animation world was in mourning on April 7, with the news of the passing of Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko A. Fujio, creator of some of Japan¡¯s best-known manga.
Born in 1934 in the city of Himi, Toyama Prefecture, Abiko¡¯s initial dabbling in manga began during his elementary school years, where he befriended fellow enthusiast Hiroshi Fujimoto, with whom he would famously collaborate under the joint pen name ¡°Fujiko Fujio¡± from 1954.
After the dissolution of the duo more than three decades later, Fujimoto continued writing under the ¡°Fujiko F. Fujio¡± pseudonym, while Abiko adopted the nom de plume ¡°Fujiko A. Fujio,¡± broadening his horizons through production work in anime, TV and film.
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