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Kazuyoshi Torii (Japanese: とりいかずよし, 12 November 1946 – 9 February 2022) was a Japanese manga artist and university professor.

Life and career

Born in Kamata, a defunct village today part of Okazaki, Torii started his career as an assistant of Fujio Akatsuka. He made his official debut as a mangaka in 1968 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday with the manga Kuchinashi Inu ("Dog With No Mouth"). He is best known for the provoking, taboo-free serializated manga Toilet Hakase [jp] ("Professor Toilet"). The manga debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump and sold over 10 million copies.

Besides his activity as an artist, Torii was a manga professor at the Aichi Shukutoku University. He died of pancreatic cancer in Nagoya on 9 February 2022, at the age of 75.

References

1. ^ Johnson-Woods, Toni (15 April 2010). Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives. A & C Black. pp. 40, 63. ISBN 978-0-8264-2938-4.
2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (18 February 2022). "Manga Creator Kazuyoshi Torii Passes Away at 75". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. Powers, Richard Gid; Stronach, Bruce (1989). Handbook of Japanese Popular Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-313-23922-9.
4. Thompson, Jason (3 July 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-345-53944-1.
5. ^ "「トイレット博士」漫画家とりいかずよしさん死去 75歳 膵臓がん - おくやみ : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

External links

• Kazuyoshi Torii at Lambiek

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