Cláudio Seto | |
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| Born | Chuiji Seto Takeguma  1944 Guaiçara |
| Died | 15 November 2008 (aged 63–64) Curitiba |
| Occupation | Polymath,comics artist,illustrator, publisher |
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Cláudio Seto (1944 – November 15, 2008) was a Brazilian journalist, visual artist, comic artist, poet, photographer, cultural animator andbonsai artist.[1][2] Of Japanese descent, at age nine he went to study at a Zen monastery in Japan, where he took the opportunity to visitOsamu Tezuka's studio on weekends.[3] When he returned toBrazil in the 1960s, he was hired by Edrel publishing house, where he published stories aboutsamurai andninja, who were still little known by Brazilians.[4] Seto is considered the forerunner of the use of themanga style in Brazilian comics and his best-known character was O Samurai.[5][6] In the 1970s, he moved toCuritiba to work at the Grafipar publishing house, which had hired some of the best Brazilian comic artists of the time (in addition to Seto, other artists who also moved to the city wereFlavio Colin,Julio Shimamoto,Mozart Couto,Watson Portela,Rodval Matias andFranco de Rosa).[7] In 1988, he was awarded with thePrêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics, an award that aims to honor artists who have dedicated themselves toBrazilian comics for at least 25 years.[8]
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