少女椿 Shojo Tsubaki Kindle ☆ 少女椿 Shojo 丸尾 末広Maruo graduated from junior high school in March 1972 but dropped out of senior high school At the age of 15 he moved to Tokyo and began working for a bookbinder At 17 he made his first manga submission to Weekly Shōnen Jump but it was considered by the editors to be too graphic for the magazine's format and was subseuently rejected Maruo temporarily removed himself from manga until November 1980 when he made his official debut as a manga artist in Ribon no Kishi リボンの騎士 at the age of 24 It was at this stage that the young artist was finally able to pursue his artistic vision without such stringent restrictions over the visual content of his work Two years later his first stand alone anthology Barairo no Kaibutsu 薔薇色の怪物; Rose Colored Monster was publishedMaruo was a freuent contributor to the legendary underground manga magazine Garo ガロLike many manga artists Maruo sometimes makes cameo appearances in his own stories When photographed he seldom appears without his trademark sunglassesThough most prominently known for his work as a manga artist Maruo has also produced illustrations for concert posters CD Jackets magazines novels and various other media Some of his characters have been made into figures as wellThough relatively few of Maruo's manga have been published outside of Japan his work enjoys a cult following abroadHis book Shōjo Tsubaki aka Mr Arashi's Amazing Freak Show has been adapted into an animated film Midori by Hiroshi Harada with a soundtrack by JA Seazer but it has received very little releaseSource Wikipediaorg