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{{nihongo|'''Usamaru Furuya'''|古屋兎丸|Furuya Usamaru|extra=born January 25, 1968 in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[mangaka|manga artist]]. He graduated from [[Tama Art University]] where he majored in [[oil painting]] and developed an interest in [[sculpting]] and [[Butoh]] dance.<ref name="Furuya Background">{{cite web | url=http://lambiek.net/artists/f/furuya_u.htm | title=Usamaru Furuya | publisher=Lambiek.net | accessdate=2009-03-22}}</ref> 

During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the [[Osamu Tezuka]] Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. During college his work evolved from figurative to eventually dealing more with abstract shapes. In 1994 Furuya published his debut series Palepoli in [[Garo (magazine)|Garo]]. After graduating from college, he initially planned to work as a full-time artist while doing illustrations on the side, but his manga became successful and his career blossomed.

== Works ==
=== Manga ===
* {{nihongo|[[Palepoli (manga)|Palepoli]]|パレポリ}}
* {{nihongo|[[Short Cuts (manga)|Short Cuts]]|ショートカッツ}}
* [[Garden (manga)|Garden]]
* [[Wsamarus 2001]]
* {{nihongo|[[Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku]]|Marieの奏でる音楽}}
* {{nihongo|[[Suicide Circle]]|自殺サークル}}
* {{nihongo|[[Donki Kōrin]]|鈍器降臨}}
* {{nihongo|[[π (manga)|π]]|パイ}}
* {{nihongo|[[Happiness (manga)|Happiness]]|ハピネス}}
* {{nihongo|[[Lychee☆Hikari Club]]|ライチ☆光クラブ}} (written by: [[Norimizu Ameya]])
* {{nihongo|[[Shōnen Shōjo Hyōryōki]]|少年少女漂流記}}
* {{nihongo|[[Kanojo wo Mamoru 51 no Hōhō]]|彼女を守る51の方法}}
* {{nihongo|[[Innosen Shōnen Jūjigun]]|インノサン少年十字軍}}
* {{nihongo|[[Genkaku Picasso]]|幻覚ピカソ}}
* {{nihongo|[[Ningen Shikkaku]]|人間失格}} (written by : [[Osamu Dazai]])

=== Illustrations ===

* [[Flowers]]

=== Films/Dramas ===

* [[ZOO]] (Screen Play, Storyboards, Character Designs)
* {{nihongo|[[Noriko no Shokutaku Shutsuen]]|紀子の食卓出演}} (Man in Coffee Shop)
* {{nihongo|[[Ichiban Kirei na Mizu]]|いちばんきれいな水}} (Original Work)
* {{nihongo|[[Short Cuts (manga)|Short Cuts]]|ショートカッツ}} (Original Work)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ja icon}} [http://usamarus2001.blog100.fc2.com Usagi Hitori Club (Usamaru Furuya's Blog)]
* {{en icon}} [http://www4.airnet.ne.jp/mikami/UsamaruFuruya/en/index.html Usamaru Furuya Unofficial Web Site, Tokyo]

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[[Category:Manga artists]]
[[Category:People from Tokyo]]


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