Ritsuko Kawai
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| Born | March 3, 1964 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupations | Manga artist, writer |
| 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.[1]
Career
[edit]Hamtaro
[edit]Kawai originally created Hamtaro as storybooks for children[2] 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 gained great popularity and was made into an anime series and a line of merchandising.[1]
Kawai has said the message that Hamtaro promoted is non-violence, teamwork, cooperation and sharing.
Hamtaro have also been made into video games for Nintendo.[1]
Other works
[edit]Other than Hamtaro, Ritsuko Kawai has created other shōjo manga, serialized in Ciao magazine.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Considine, J. D. (July 28, 2002). "TELEVISION/RADIO; A Hamster With a Mission: To Make Billions, Gently". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Keveney, Bill (10 June 2002). "Heeeere's 'Hamtaro'; Japanese 'toon hits the USA". USA Today. p. D.3. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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External links
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- Ritsuko Kawai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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