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Kazuhiko Katō (Japanese: 加藤一彦, Hepburn: Katō Kazuhiko, May 26, 1937 – April 11, 2019), known by the pen name Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ, Monkī Panchi), was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Lupin III.
Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ Monkī Panchi) is the pen name of Japanese manga artist Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦 Katō Kazuhiko, born May 26, 1937 - died 11 April 2019), best known for his series Lupin III.
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Author Monkey Punch based his protagonist on Maurice Leblanc 's character Arsène Lupin. The series was created by Japanese manga artist Kazuhiko Katō under the pen name Monkey Punch. When Futabasha decided to start a weekly magazine, they asked him to create a series for it, which became Lupin III. [4]
Apr 16, 2019 · Lupin the Third's legendary creator Kazuhiko Katō, who was better known by his pen name Monkey Punch, died on Thursday at the age of 81 after a bout with pneumonia, as reported by Anime...
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Apr 18, 2019 · Kazuhiko Kato, the Japanese cartoonist known to his fans as Monkey Punch who created Lupin III, a manga series that has found fans worldwide and inspired television and film adaptations, died...
Apr 17, 2019 · Monkey Punch, the manga artist behind Lupin the Third, passed away in 2019. Read tributes from his colleagues, creatives and fans who admired his work and style.
Lupin III ( Japanese: ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei), referred to in some English adaptations as Arsène Lupin III, [nb 21] is a fictional character created by Kazuhiko Kato aka Monkey Punch as the protagonist for his manga series Lupin the Third, which debuted in Weekly Manga Action on August 10, 1967.
