Masashi Ueda

In 1982 Ueda won the Bungeishunjū Manga Award. During that year he began producing Kobo, the Li'l Rascal. In 1988, as part of the United Nations International Literacy Year he visited Nepal as a special commissioner. In 1999 the Japan Comic Artists Association awarded Ueda a prize.

• Name — Masashi Ueda • Name Nonen — 植田 まさし • Born — 1947 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Kobo, the Li'l Rascal

• Title — Year — Notes — Refs • Furiten-kun — 1980–94 — Serialized in Kindai Mahjong, Kindai Mahjong Original, Gamble Punch, Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 19 volumes • Kobo, the Li'l Rascal — 1982–present — Serialized in Yomiuri Shimbun Published by Soyosha in 60 volumes, Houbunsha in 33 volumes • Osusume Furiten-kun — 1991–92 — Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 8 volumes • Shin Furiten-kun — 2002–2026 — Serialized in Manga Life Published by Takeshobo in 3 volumes • hon nya ra gokko kariagekun — Published by Action Comics in 48 volumes • Published by Honbunsha in 27 volumes • Furiten-kun — Published by Bamboo Comics in 17 volumes • Tokumori! Ueda masashi — Published by Manga Time / My Pal Comics in 11 volumes • Sukkarakāsan — Published 8 volumes • Masashi-kun — Published by Hobunsha Comics in 5 volumes • Nonki-kun — Published by Hobunsha Comics in 4 volumes • Rakuten Papa — Published in Kondansha Comics, 3 volumes • Nikoniko ega otto — Published by Bamboo comics, 2 volumes

Masashi Ueda was recorded at birth as 植松 正通. The authorities additionally record the headings Ueda Masashi, Uematsu Masamichi and Masamichi Uematsu. His recorded language was Japanese.