Kunio Nagatani
Manga artist and manga critic (1937–2018), born in Katsushika, Tokyo. A longtime creative partner of Fujio Akatsuka, Nagatani contributed ideas and artwork at Fujio Productions to works such as Osomatsu-kun and Tensai Bakabon, and is regarded as a pioneer of parody manga. In 1974 Nagatani won the LP prize of the Japan Lyricist Awards for the lyrics of Yōsui Inoue's song "Sakura Sangatsu Sanpomichi".