JapanForum.com  

Go Back JapanForum.com Going To Japan Forum Japan News & Events Long-running newspaper cartoon ends

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
(#1 (permalink))
Old
kitski's Avatar
kitski (Offline)
Kakkoi
  
Posts: 556
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Estonia
Unhappy Long-running newspaper cartoon ends - 03-08-2007, 09:55 PM
Thursday, March 8, 2007
A serialized cartoon carried in a Japanese newspaper for the longest period ever reached its last installment on Thursday at 15,451.

"Honobono-Kun" initially appeared in the Tokyo Shimbun on and off since 1956, depicting mainly tender interactions between children and small animals, and six national papers also carry the cartoon, sometimes dubbed the Japanese version of Charlie Brown. The Tokyo Shimbun announced on the front page of its Thursday morning editions that Kimihiko Tsukuda, a 77-year-old cartoonist, has decided to leave the work as Parkinson's disease has disabled him to paint with a brush.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus
Reply With Quote
(#2 (permalink))
Old
Hisuwashi's Avatar
Hisuwashi (Offline)
JF Old Timer
  
Posts: 541
Join Date: Sep 2006
03-08-2007, 10:21 PM
Oh no! Parkinson's... that's terrible..

~ Wind Song ~
~ Windlied ~
~ Chant du vent ~
Reply With Quote
(#3 (permalink))
Old
annelie82's Avatar
annelie82 (Offline)
Zzzz...zzz.....zz...
  
Posts: 117
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Sweden
03-09-2007, 03:44 PM
Parkinson's - poor guy. His readers are probably wondering what to read from now on... it's probably a bit like the end of an era for them.

"It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -from the film Coach Carter
Reply With Quote
(#4 (permalink))
Old
Nyororin's Avatar
Nyororin (Offline)
Mod Extraordinaire
  
Posts: 4,147
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: あま市
Send a message via MSN to Nyororin Send a message via Yahoo to Nyororin
03-09-2007, 05:02 PM
It`s really unfortunate that he is no longer able to continue...

But I have to say, I never even realized there WERE any comics running in Japanese newspapers. I know I`ve never seen anything other than that "Let`s follow traffic rules!" girl one that is supposed to be funny but NEVER IS.

If anyone is trying to find me… Tamyuun on Instagram is probably the easiest.
Reply With Quote
(#5 (permalink))
Old
kitski's Avatar
kitski (Offline)
Kakkoi
  
Posts: 556
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Estonia
03-09-2007, 05:05 PM
yeah it's sad ..i wish i could read that cartoon from somewhere.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus
Reply With Quote
(#6 (permalink))
Old
ShibaInu's Avatar
ShibaInu (Offline)
JF Old Timer
  
Posts: 136
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Hangzhou, China
Smile 03-12-2007, 08:04 AM
Dont worry kitski, i'll draw some cartoons for u so u won't be sad...

Well, why don't the japanese newspapers start re-publishing the old comic strips (if that's what they call it in Japan) of Honobono-Kun? I don't think even the most rabid fan of that cartoon strip would even remember the stories of the 1st few issues... It's like 40 years ago or something...

Japan does not understand very well that one of its proudest cultural achievements is in film--- Akira Kurosawa
Reply With Quote
(#7 (permalink))
Old
kitski's Avatar
kitski (Offline)
Kakkoi
  
Posts: 556
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Estonia
03-12-2007, 03:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ShibaInu View Post
Dont worry kitski, i'll draw some cartoons for u so u won't be sad...

Well, why don't the japanese newspapers start re-publishing the old comic strips (if that's what they call it in Japan) of Honobono-Kun? I don't think even the most rabid fan of that cartoon strip would even remember the stories of the 1st few issues... It's like 40 years ago or something...
arigatou shibainu-kun ^^
yeah..they should start republishing it..

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




Copyright 2003-2006 Virtual Japan.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6

Contact Us - JapanForum.com - Archive - Top