Tatsuo Yoshida

Tatsuo Yoshida (1932–1977), born in Kyoto, taught himself to draw, began as an illustrated-story (emonogatari) artist in 1954 and later had manga hits such as Shōnen Ninja Butai Gekkō. In 1962 he founded Tatsunoko Production with his brothers Kenji Yoshida and Ippei Kuri, serving as its first president and creating anime such as Mach GoGoGo (Speed Racer) and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. Judo Boy (Kurenai Sanshirō), published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1969, was a comic adaptation of the Tatsunoko anime.

• Judo Boy (1969)