Ritsuko Kawai
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| Born | March 3, 1964 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Known for | Hamtaro |
Ritsuko Kawai (河井 リツ子, Kawai Ritsuko, born March 3, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist known as the creator of the Hamtaro franchise.
Career
[edit]Hamtaro
[edit]Kawai originally created Hamtaro as storybooks for children[1] first published in 1997 and adapted into an anime television series in Japan in July 2000.
Hamtaro is about a little hamster and his friends. Hamtaro has gained great popularity and was made into an anime series and a line of merchandising. However, the animated show has since been cancelled.
Kawai has had a say in the message that Hamtaro promoted, which was non-violence, teamwork, cooperation and sharing.
Hamtaro has also been made into many different games for Nintendo handheld systems such as the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.
Other works
[edit]Other than Hamtaro, Ritsuko Kawai has created other shōjo manga, serialized in Ciao magazine.
References
[edit]- ^ Keveney, Bill (10 June 2002). "Heeeere's 'Hamtaro'; Japanese 'toon hits the USA". USA Today. p. D.3. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
External links
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- Ritsuko Kawai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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