Katsuji Matsumoto

Katsuji Matsumoto
Katsuji Matsumoto in an undated photograph
Born(1904-07-25)July 25, 1904
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
DiedMay 13, 1986(1986-05-13) (aged 81)
Izu, Shizuoka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Illustrator, comics creator, designer
Notable works
Kurukuru Kurumi-chan
The Mysterious Clover

Katsuji Matsumoto (松本かつぢ, Matsumoto Katsuji, 1904–1986) was a Japanese illustrator and shōjo manga artist.[a][b] Matsumoto's 16-page The Mysterious Clover (1934) is recognized as a pioneering work in the field of manga,[2][3] but he is best known for his shōjo manga Kurukuru Kurumi-chan, serialized from 1938 to 1940, and again from 1949 to 1954.[4][5]

His illustrations were popular from the 1930s through the 1950s, and he contributed illustrations to numerous popular girls' novels by some of the period's most famous authors, including Yasunari Kawabata and Nobuko Yoshiya.[6][7] He was also a prolific illustrator of children's books and created merchandise for babies, small children, and girls.[6][7] The Gallery Katsuji Matsumoto in Tokyo is managed by his surviving children.[8]

  1. ^ Uchida, Shizue (2006). 松本かつぢ----昭和の可愛い!をつくったイラストレーター [Katsuji Matsumoto: The Illustrator Who Created the Showa Era's 'Cute!']. Kawade Shobō Shinsha. ISBN 4-309-72751-4.
  2. ^ Fusanosuke, Natsume (May 30, 2006). "早かった松本かつぢの活劇表現" [Katsuji Matsumoto's Cutting-Edge Expression of Dramatic Action]. Mainichi Shimbun.
  3. ^ Thorn, Rachel (March 15, 2008). The Multi-Faceted Universe of Shōjo Manga. Le manga, 60 ans après..., Paris. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
  4. ^ Matsumoto, Katsuji (1987). くるくるクルミちゃん [Kurukuru Kurumi-chan]. Vol. 1. Kokusho Kankoukai. ISBN 978-4-336-02277-6.
  5. ^ Matsumoto, Katsuji (1987). くるくるクルミちゃん [Kurukuru Kurumi-chan]. Vol. 2. Kokusho Kankoukai. ISBN 978-4-336-02278-3.
  6. ^ a b "松本かつぢの世界" [Katsuji Matsumoto's World]. Matsumoto Estate. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Thorn, Rachel (2006). "Pre-World War II Shōjo Manga and Illustrations". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference ThornUtsuhara was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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