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Born 1953In the Jump 1977–1990
車田正美
Masami Kurumada is a foundational figure of classic WSJ, creator of two iconic series.
Ring ni Kakero was an early boxing manga that codified many shōnen tropes, while Saint Seiya — featuring armored warriors fighting as constellations — became a cultural phenomenon across Europe and Latin America, where it remains massively popular to this day.
車田正美 Born 1953
2 series, from the first to the last
1977–1981Writer & Artist
Ryuji Takane steps into the ring to fulfil his late father's dream, pushed by his sister Kiku, and ends up facing the best boxers in the world.
BoxingSportsAction
Ring ni Kakero debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 2 · 1977, on sale December 14, 1976. That same issue also carried Kochikame, Toilet Hakase and Circuit no Ōkami.
1986–1990Writer & Artist
Seiya and the Bronze Saints wear sacred constellation armor to protect Athena, reincarnated as Saori Kido.
ActionMythologyShōnen
Saint Seiya debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump No. 1 · 1986, on sale December 3, 1985. That same issue also carried Kochikame, Dragon Ball and Kinnikuman. Its last chapter in the magazine, number 246, ran in No. 49 · 1990 (November 6, 1990), after almost 5 years of serialization.
Dates are the day each issue went on sale in Japan. Open one to see the full issue: if it matches your birthday, that is your Jump.
