Mitsutoshi Furuya

Mitsutoshi Furuya (古谷三敏) (born 11 August 1936) is a Japanese manga artist. He started as an assistant of Fujio Akatsuka. He is best known for his series Dame Oyaji ("No-Good Dad", 1970–1982), which gained notoriety by parodying Japanese family life with a milquetoast father married to a domineering wife. The series received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and was adapted as an anime television series in 1974, broadcast on Adult Swim as Happy Family Planning.

Selected works

 * Bar Lemon Heart (ＢＡＲレモンハート) (19 volumes)
 * Papasan (パパさん) (2 volumes)
 * Obaachan no Daidokoro-hiden (おばあちゃんの台所秘伝) (1 volume)
 * Dame Oyaji (ダメおやじ) (1970-1982, Shonen Sunday)