Yoshiyuki Okamura, known by the pen names Buronson and Sho Fumimura, is a Japanese manga writer.
14 Facts About Buronson
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Buronson is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series Fist of the North Star with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation.
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Buronson has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including Heat, which won the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.
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Buronson received a Special Award at the 2021 Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists.
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Buronson was born on June 16,1947, in Saku, Nagano.
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Buronson was the youngest of six children in a farming family.
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Buronson graduated from there in 1967 and served as an Air Force radar mechanic.
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Buronson made his manga writing debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1972 with the one-shot Goro-kun Tojo, illustrated by Yo Hasebe.
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Buronson was credited by the pen name Buronson, a nickname given to him by colleagues at Motomiya's studio after they all saw the film Adieu l'ami and felt he was similar to its actor Charles Bronson.
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Buronson began his first serial, Crime Sweeper with Goro Sakai in 1973.
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Buronson explained that he generally uses Buronson for action series and Sho Fumimura for comedy and other genres, although there are exceptions to both.
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In 1975 Buronson began his first hit in Weekly Shonen Jump, Doberman Deka drawn by Shinji Hiramatsu.
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In 1989, Buronson worked with Kentaro Miura on King of Wolves for Hakusensha.
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In 2010, Buronson teamed up with Daichi Matsuse for the manga Full Swing in Monthly Shonen Sunday.