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Toshiko Ueda (上田 トシコ) Born August 14, 1917. Died March 7, 2008. A Japanese mangaka that helped shape the face of modern shojo manga.

Wrote under three pen names: "上田としこ" for manga; "上田とし子" when writing for the newspaper, and later used "上田トシコ" (all three forms are read as "Toshiko Ueda" in English). Toshiko is best known for her manga "Fuichin-san", which won the 5th annual Japan Cartoonists Association Award for Excellence. She was also recognized for "distinguished service" during the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Copyright Act in 1999. She is also known for being one of the first female shojo artists at a time when the field was dominated by men.

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List of Works
Boku-chan ("ぼくちゃん"), Shojo Book magazine, 1951 to December, 1958.

Bonko-chan ("ぼんこちゃん"), Ribon magazine, Sept. 1955 to Dec., 1961.

Fuichin-san ("フイチンさん"), Shojo Club magazine, Jan. 1957 to Mar., 1962.

Ohatsu-chan ("お初ちゃん"), Heibon magazine, Feb., 1958 to Apr., 1969.

Ako-Baachan ("あこバアチャン"), Ashita no Tomo, 1973 to 2002.

Biography
1917: Born in Tokyo. 40 days later, her family moves to Harbin, Manchuria. They return to Japan after she graduated from elementary school. At this time, Toshiko discovers Katsuji Matsumoto's "Poku-chan" and decides to become a mangaka.

1935: Becomes Katsuji Matsumoto's apprentice.

1942: Returns to Harbin, Manchuria, where she works in the offices of the Manchuria Railroad. Switches jobs to work at the Harbin Daily Newspaper, where she remains until the end of WWII.

1945: Age 28. The War ends and she is held in detention for 1 year. During this time she draws manga to help cheer up people from the war's aftermath.

1946: Is repatriated to Japan in October.

1951: Age 34. "Shojo Book" magazine debuts, and with it is Toshiko's own first manga, "Boku-chan".

1955: "Ribon" magazine debuts, and with it is the first chapter of Toshiko's "Bonko-chan".

1957: Age 40. "Fuichin-san" starts running in "Shojo Club" magazine. "Fuichin-san" is based on Toshiko's experiences in Harbin.

1960: "Fuichin-san" wins the 5th Annual Shogakukan award for children's manga.

1989: "Ako-Baachan" ("Grandma Ako") wins the Japan Cartoonists Association's Award for Excellence.

1999: Toshiko receives a special cultural award as part of the 100th anniversary of the Japanese copyright act.

2003: Toshiko is given the Japan Cartoonists Association's Ministry award.

2003: Release of the 60-minute anime "Fuichin-san" from Ekura Animal.

2008: Suffers a fatal heart attack in her home in Tokyo on March 7, age 90.