Fujiko F. Fujio – “Father” of the robot cat Doraemon and the story of visiting Vietnam

Fujiko F. Fujio is famous for its massive manga series associated with Doraemon's childhood. Fujiko F. Fujio became ill at the age of 90, he died on September 23, 1996, at the age of 93.

For readers around the world, the name of legendary author Fujiko F. Fujio is associated with the children's series Doraemon. Therefore, when mentioning him, people often immediately think of works with lovely round drawings, humorous and easy-to-understand plots. The highest peak of the author Fujiko F. Fujio is the mechanical cat - a product drawn from the hard work of the Japanese author and later became a contemporary cultural icon worldwide. world.

The robot cat Doraemon and his friends are too famous, but few people know that the life and working style of author Fujiko F. Fujio is equally admired in the Japanese manga artist community, including his student, the mangaka Shintaro Mugiwara.

Painting talent soon revealed

Painter Fujiko F. Fujio real name is Hiroshi Fujimoto, born on December 1, 1933 in Takaoka Prefecture (Japan).

He is one of the manga artists who made the "miracle rise" of the Japanese manga industry, along with the country.

His talent for painting was evident from an early age. He is only in 5th grade, but he is passionate about comics and draws his own characters according to his observations and imagination.

Fujimoto later recounted: "From that time, I had a habit of observing the surrounding phenomena, writing whatever I found interesting. Later, I found out that it was a way of accumulating knowledge that helped me have the capital to study. Doraemon composing".

By the time he was in junior high school, he started drawing manga for a publishing house. Together with their friend Motoo Abiko, the two released their first work under the pseudonym Tenshi Tama-chan.

However, the first job that Fujimoto started out was not drawing manga. Before returning to his passion, he had a stint at a confectionery company, but due to an injury, he had to quit.

In 1954, he decided to go to Tokyo to become a professional manga artist. He studied and made m.oney by linking with other manga artists.

Experiencing many difficulties, with effort, perseverance, combined with his friend Motoo Abiko, he and his friend gradually received many orders from publishers.

In 1963, Fujimoto Hiroshi won the Shogakukan Publishing Children's Animation Prize for Susume Robot and Tebukuro Tecchan.

Doraemon was first released in December 1969. The character Doraemon was inspired by the author's image of a flipper - her little daughter's favorite toy.

This is a joint product of him and Motoo Abiko. However, only Fujimoto Hiroshi pursued until the last episode.

In 1988, the two men stopped working together, because Akibo's manga was mainly for young people, and Fujimoto Hiroshi wanted to target children.

Ordinary life stories, childish troubles or interesting adventures always associated with many magical treasures have quickly created a great cultural phenomenon not only in Japan, but also spread quickly across the world. vi worldwide.

When composing Doraemon, not only bringing children joy through stories filled with compassion and kindness, Fujimoto Hiroshi also put a lot of science and science fiction knowledge into his work. To date, science has begun to realize his ideas.

With Doraemon, Fujimoto Hiroshi won the Japan Manga Artists Association's elite a.ward in 1973, the Kawasaki City Cultural Prize in 1981, and the Children's Comic A.ward in 1982.

The same a.ward presented by the Minister of Education in 1992, the first Osamu Tezuka manga a.ward in 1997...

Japan also built the Fujio F. Fujio Museum on September 3, 2011 in Tama district, Kawasaki city (a suburb of Tokyo) with a campus of 3,700 m2.

Recreate familiar spaces, objects and characters in the famous robot cat story, displaying 50,000 original paintings by Fujimoto Hiroshi.

Been to Vietnam

Fujiko F. Fujio once surprised as one of the rare Japanese mangakas to visit Vietnam. He used all the royalties to set up an education fund for poor children. In 1992, Kim Dong Publishing House chose Doraemon as the first comic to release. By March 1995, 94 volumes of non-copyrighted comic books had been released.

Unbelievably, after only 3 years, 10 million copies have been distributed throughout Vietnam. Some Japanese newspapers also said that Doraemon was a character that any c.hild knew at that time. Shogakukan, who was the publisher who held the copyright of this manga, was quite annoyed at that time, but realized the profit from Vietnam, so he negotiated the copyright.

Four million yen (about 1 billion dong) is the amount that Shogakukan asked Kim Dong to compensate for the number of stories that were previously pirated. Plus 4 million yen for the acquisition of Doraemon copyright in Vietnam. This deal was interested by Fujiko F. Fujio - the "father" of Doraemon and he decided to come to Vietnam at the end of 1996.

This is a very unlikely thing because at this time, because Fujiko F. Fujio is being f.orced to submit Doraemon volume 16 and struggling with cancer. Fujiko F. Fujio is the first h.ot name in the mangaka world to visit Vietnam. Therefore, he was warmly welcomed by the Deputy Prime Minister, the children at that time were very excited to meet the author of the national comic book in real life.

After negotiating, Kim Dong Publishing House and Fujiko both agreed to sign a copyright contract with the amount of 8 million yen. However, the author surprised many people when he refused to receive the entire amount. Instead, Fujiko F. Fujio established the Doraemon Education Fund and contributed to it for poor children in Vietnam. By 2017, this charity fund has reached VND 18 billion.

The "father" of the magical mechanical cat composed until his last breath

It is known that since 1989, painter Fujiko suffered from liver cancer and heart disease. However, whether at home, or lying in bed, he always worked. In 1996, author Doraemon cherished to release a collection of long stories "Nobita and the adventure in the wind-up city". However, he passed away without even having time to draw the 3rd draft when he died on September 23, 1996.

According to his daughter, the author Doraemon passed away on the very desk. "I have tightly grasped the pen, perfecting this manuscript until I completely lost consciousness", Shintaro always remembers this saying and is determined to perfect his last brainchild.

Through the sharing of close students, readers can see the relentless creative spirit of painter Fujiko. He is a shining example for the younger generation, dedicating himself to his work. And the comic pages about the robot cat Doraemon have always been the favorite choice of many readers.

Doraemon's treasures have come true after many years, childhood dreams are not unrealistic Hoàng Anh08:27:41 06/07/2022In the story, Doraemon is a robotic cat with a magic bag, this bottomless bag contains thousands of magical treasures, treasures that have helped Nobita and friends have many very special experiences. Under the ingenious imagination of two authors Fujiko F. Fujio, Doraemon's...