Fujio Akatsuka(赤塚 不二夫Akatsuka Fujio, September 14, 1935–August 2, 2008) was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga known as the Gag Manga King. He was born in Rehe, Manchuria, the son of a Japanese military police officer. After World War II, he grew up in Niigata Prefecture and Nara Prefecture. When he was 19, he moved to Tokyo. Many of his manga featured supporting characters who ended up becoming more popular and more associated with their series than the main character, such as Papa (Tensai Bakabon), Iyami, Chibita (Osomatsu-kun), and Nyarome (Mōretsu Atarō).