Samurai Japan Baseball Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2011) special award
Takuya Mitsuda
みつだ たくや
Mitsuda Takuya
Pen Names:
Takuya Mitsuda（Pen name used for manga works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- manga artist
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shogakukan Manga Award (Shonen Category) | MAJOR | 少年漫画 | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Samurai Japan Baseball Literary Award Best Nine | MAJOR | — | Samurai Japan | 受賞 |
Shogakukan Manga Award (Shonen Category)
1996
Work:
MAJOR
Category:
少年漫画
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Samurai Japan Baseball Literary Award Best Nine
2011
Work:
MAJOR
Organization:
Samurai Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
MAJOR
1994 Baseball mangaA baseball manga depicting the life of protagonist Goro Shigeno. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1994 to 2010. Themes include friendship, effort, family, and adversity.
friendshipeffortfamilyadversity
Adaptations
- [TV anime] Major (2004)
- [theatrical film] Major: The Ball of Friendship (theatrical version) (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Passionate and spirited style typical of shonen manga
- Recurring Motifs
- overcoming adversitygrowth story through baseball
Legacy
Takuya Mitsuda's "MAJOR" is a representative work of contemporary Japanese sports manga, with over 55 million copies sold and cherished by many active professional baseball players.
Trivia
- The story of protagonist Goro Shigeno in "MAJOR" includes emotional elements such as the death of his father and the growth of children, garnering strong support from readers.
- Takuya Mitsuda has an exclusive contract with Mizuno, and Mizuno baseball equipment is used in the work.