Tetsuo Hara

After graduating from Hongou Senior High School, he became an assistant to comic book artist Yoshihiro Takahashi. Hara's own professional comic artist career began in 1982 with the publication of his first work, "Mad Fighter". He won the first prize of the 33rd "Fresh Jump" award for "Super Challenger". His Weekly Shonen Jump debut was "Iron Don Quixote". His distinctive art in "Hokuto no Ken" began in 1983; it was his first major work.