Jyoji Morikawa


Jyoji Morikawa, also known by his Westernized name, George Morikawa, is a Japanese manga author known for the long-running series Hajime no Ippo. Born January 17, 1966 in Tokyo, Morikawa was inspired to become a manga artist upon reading Tetsuya Chiba's Harris no Kaze in elementary school.
He was previously an assistant to Shuichi Shigeno, while known mangaka Kentaro Miura and Kaori Saki were past assistants to him.
Hajime no Ippo, as of February 2020, has released 127 tankōbon volumes. It has been adapted into several anime series, the first of which began airing in 2000 and was produced by Madhouse studio. The first series contains 76 episodes, while the second series, which started in 2009, contains 26. The third series, named Hajime no Ippo: Rising, was produced in 2013 and contains 25 episodes.
Morikawa won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1991 for Hajime no Ippo.
He is also the owner of JB Sports Gym in Tokyo.

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