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Mizushima Shiho

みづしま しほ

Mizushima Shiho

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-01-01 (Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
children's literature author, picture book author, illustrator
Active Years
1973-

Awards

Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hourensou Man (series)

children's literature

A humorous children's series centered on the character Hourensou Man, depicting friendship, adventure, and comic episodes. Known as the work in which a character who later appeared as an antagonist in Kaiketsu Zorori first appeared.

friendshipadventurehumor

Bibliography

  • Hourensou Man series

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, humorous style for childrenintegration of illustrations and text
Recurring Motifs
parody of hero figuresfriendship and cooperationeveryday adventures

Legacy

A writer well known for children's works. The Hourensou Man series is notable in children's literature and has been discussed for its connection to other works such as Kaiketsu Zorori.

Archives

  • National Diet Library authority data (NDL)
  • VIAF identifier present
  • ISNI identifier present

In Popular Culture

  • The Hourensou Man series is known as the work where a character later appearing as an antagonist in Kaiketsu Zorori first appeared.

Trivia

  • Born in 1952
  • From Kagoshima Prefecture
  • Best known for the Hourensou Man series
  • Winner of the 7th Mainichi Children's Story Newcomer Prize (for 'つよいぞポイポイきみはヒーロー')