Buronson (born 6/16/47)
Blood Type: O
Buronson, also known as Sho Fumimura, was born in Nagano, Japan.
His real name is Yoshiyuki Okamura.
After graduating from the Japanese Air Force Training School in 1967,
he served as an Air Force radar mechanic until quitting in 1969.
His first break in comics came when Hiroshi Motomiya, one of Japan's premiere
comic artists, hired him as an assistant.
Buronson began his writing career in 1972, producing during this period
his first work, "Pink Punch: Miyabi". His first big hit, "The Doberman
Detective", appeared in 1975. The phenomenally successful "Hokuto
no Ken" debuted in 1983.
Buronson's titles are combined in more than 130 volumes of graphic
novels. Among his other major works are "The Phantom Gang" (art by
Kaoru Shintani) and "Human" (art by Ryoichi Ikegami).