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Informationen zum Autor Naoki Urasawa’s career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn’t stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa’s oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga. Klappentext Taichi Hiraga Keaton is an insurance investigator educated in archaeology and trained in SAS survival combat who’s about to take on the world, one case at a time! Zusammenfassung Taichi Hiraga Keaton is an insuranceinvestigator educatedin archaeology and trained inSAS survival combat who’s aboutto take on the world, one caseat a time! Taichi Hiraga Keaton,the son of a Japanese zoologist and anEnglish noblewoman, is an insuranceinvestigator known for his successful andunorthodox methods of investigation. Educated inarchaeology and a former member of the SAS,Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combattraining to uncover buried secrets,thwart would-be villains, and pursue thetruth... Constantly flying aroundEngland, Japan and Europe, TaichiHiraga Keaton is one busy insuranceinvestigator! With a gentle heart andan abundance of combat and survival skillsgained from his days with the SAS, Keatonsolves numerous difficult cases even while his loveof archaeology calls tohim... ...
