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Takashi Iwashige

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Takashi Iwashige
いわしげ孝
Born(1954-12-31)December 31, 1954
Kagoshima
DiedMarch 6, 2013(2013-03-06) (aged 58)
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Hanamaru Legend
Awards1986 Shogakukan Manga Award

Takashi Iwashige (いわしげ孝, Iwashige Takashi, 1954 - 2013) was a Japanese manga artist who wrote primarily martial-arts manga celebrating individuality. He is best known for the judo series Hanamaru Legend and its sequel New Hanamaru Legend. He received the 1986 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga for Bokkemon.[1]

On 6 March 2013, Iwashige died at age 58.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 小学館漫画賞:歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 24 April 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
  2. ^ 「上京花日」のいわしげ孝が逝去、58歳. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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