Ryuichi Yokoyama

Manga artist. Born in Kochi City. Graduated from Joto Junior High School. After failing the entrance exam for Tokyo School of Fine Arts twice, he became an apprentice to Motoyama Hakuun, a sculptor from his hometown who was a senior to him. During that time, he submitted manga to magazines such as Mangaman, and Hakuun encouraged him to become a manga artist, so he entered the school of Tsutsumi Kanzo. He eventually became acquainted with Kondo Hidezo and Sugiura Yukio, who were students of Okamoto Ippei, and in 1932 (Showa 7), he formed the "New Manga Group" with Kondo and Sugiura. The group became mainstream in the manga world by selling nonsense manga to various newspapers and magazines in the media. In January 1936, he serialized "Edokko Ken-chan" in the Asahi Shimbun. Due to the popularity of the supporting character Fuku-chan, the series began as "Adopted Son Fuku-chan" in October of the same year, and a Fuku-chan boom occurred, so much so that it was made into a movie starring Nakamura Meiko. This work had a great influence on Hasegawa Machiko when she was just starting out. After the Second World War, she produced works such as "Densuke" (Mainichi Shimbun) and "Hyakubaka" (Manga Sunday), and "Fuku-chan" was serialized in the Mainichi Shimbun from 1956 to 1971. Around 1955, she established "Otogi Productions" and produced animated films. She also held many solo exhibitions of her caricature oil paintings. In 1994, she was awarded the Person of Cultural Merit.

His younger brother, Yokoyama Taizo (1917-2007), was also known for his comic series Pusan ​​(Mainichi Shimbun, Weekly Shincho) and Social Play Commentary, which ran in the Asahi Shimbun from 1954, and was one of the reformers of postwar manga.

[Isao Shimizu]

"One Hundred Idiots" by Yokoyama Ryuichi (Shogakukan Bunko)" ▽ "Ryuichi Corner" by Yokoyama Ryuichi (1982, Rokuko Publishing)" ▽ "Ryuichi Art Collection" (1987, Kamakura Shunjusha)" ▽ "Yokoyama Ryuichi: My Playful Life" by Yokoyama Ryuichi (1997, Japan Library Center)" ▽ "Poussin" by Yokoyama Taizo (Shogakukan Bunko)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

漫画家。高知市生まれ。城東中学校卒業。東京美術学校の受験に二度失敗後、郷里の先輩にあたる彫刻家本山白雲(もとやまはくうん)の内弟子になる。その間『マンガマン』誌などに漫画を投稿していると、白雲に漫画家となることを勧められ堤寒三の門に入る。やがて岡本一平門下の近藤日出造(ひでぞう)、杉浦幸雄(ゆきお)らとも知り合うようになり、1932年（昭和7）近藤、杉浦らと「新漫画派集団」を結成。同集団はナンセンス漫画をマスコミ各紙誌に売り込むことで漫画界の主流になっていく。1936年1月、『朝日新聞』に『江戸ッ子健ちゃん』を連載。脇役(わきやく)のフクちゃんの人気が高いため、同年10月より『養子のフクちゃん』としてスタート、フクちゃんブームがおこり、中村メイコ主演で映画化されるほどだった。この作品は、かけ出し時代の長谷川町子に大きな影響を与えた。第二次世界大戦後は『デンスケ』（毎日新聞）、『百馬鹿(ひゃくばか)』（漫画サンデー）などの作品を生み、『フクちゃん』も『毎日新聞』に1956年から1971年まで連載された。1955年ごろから「おとぎプロ」を設立してアニメーション映画も製作した。また、戯画油彩画の個展を何回も開催している。1994年（平成6）文化功労者。

　実弟の横山泰三(たいぞう)（1917―2007）も『プーサン』（毎日新聞・週刊新潮）や、1954年より『朝日新聞』に連載の『社会戯評』で知られ、戦後漫画の改革者の一人である。

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『横山隆一著『百馬鹿』（小学館文庫）』▽『横山隆一著『隆一コーナー』（1982・六興出版）』▽『『隆一画集』（1987・かまくら春秋社）』▽『横山隆一著『横山隆一・わが遊戯的人生』（1997・日本図書センター）』▽『横山泰三著『プーサン』（小学館文庫）』

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