Mitsutoshi Furuya (古谷三敏, Furuya Mitsutoshi, August 11, 1936 – December 8, 2021) was a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut as a manga artist in 1955 with kashi-hon manga. He started as an assistant of Osamu Tezuka in 1958, but was primarily known for starting out as an assistant of Fujio Akatsuka five years later. He was best known for his series Dame Oyaji ("No-Good Dad", 1970–1982), which gained notoriety by giving a darkly humorous send-up of Japanese family life with a meek, pathetic father married to a cruel and savage wife. The series received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen,[1] was adapted into a movie in 1973 and as an anime television series in 1974.
Furuya died on December 8, 2021, at the age of 85.[2]
Selected works
Tangerine Flowers Blooming on a Hill (みかんの花さく丘, 1955, Shimura Publishing)
Netaro-kun (Manga Shonen)
Hachamecha Lab (Manga Shonen)
Pinky-chan (ピンキーちゃん , 1968-1969, Shojo Friend)
Mako-chan (Shojo Friend)
Princess Pudding-chan (プリンセスプリンちゃん, January to December 1969, Nakayoshi)- Also published in extra New Year and Spring special issues
No-Good Father (ダメおやじ, 1970-1982, Weekly Shonen Sunday #43 to #30)
