Departure from Darkness pg 19 by Tatsuo Okuda Jiro Kuwata 1584–1645) was an undefeated swordsman

1584–1645) was an undefeated swordsman with over 60 duels

he chose not to draw the stereotype or the most beautiful people but rather the outcasts or even some very ugly men

Among his known works is Sarutobi’s Great Rampage 『猿飛大暴れ』

This short-story one-shot of just 20 pages breathes mystery

allowing us to get a glimpse of his short but remarkable career

Departure from Darkness pg 19 by Tatsuo Okuda Jiro Kuwata 1584–1645) was an undefeated swordsmanPublished in Manga Punch (1972) Size : 25. 3 x 35. 3 cm Media : pencil, ink & white gouache on paper Ryuo Okuda a. k. a. Tatsuo Okuda became a mangaka in the late 1950's and is considered as an early dramatist (together with Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Masahiko Matsumoto, Takao Saito, Masaaki Sato). He already had a lot of experience when he started working as Takaharu Kusunoki's assistant on Yusei Kamen. Together with Shunji Obata, he took on the extra