CATDOLL: What were you doing before you were 20? I saw that people had been serializing comics for several years.

Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of 6, Beethoven could compose music at the age of 4, and Calabash Brothers could fight monsters as soon as they were born. So what did you do when you were young, or before the age of 20? It is said that you should become famous as early as possible. Many cartoonists debuted when they were young, such as Arina Tanemura, the author of "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne d'Arc", Yoshizaki Kannon, the author of "KERORO Gunsou", and Kentaro Yabuki, the author of "To Love-Ru", all debuted at the age of 18. The youngest is Jiro Kuwata, the author of "Moonlight Mask", who debuted at the age of 13. Before officially debuting, there will be stages such as submission and assistant, which means that the time for cartoonists to rush to finish their manuscripts has to be pushed forward. A Japanese media surveyed 500 readers (250 men and 250 women) and selected the list of "the most surprising cartoonists who debuted before the age of 20". Let's take a look together.

1. Yazawa Ai (18 years old)

At the age of 18, he made his debut with "That Summer" on the "RIBON ORIGINAL Early Spring Issue".

Representative works: "Kinjo Monogatari" and "NANA"

2. Obata Takeshi (16 years old)

At the age of 16, he was selected for the 30th Tezuka Prize with "The Myth of 500 Light Years", and later created "Shuashuai Grandpa G" under the pen name "Hijikata Shigeru".

Representative works: "Hikaru no Go", "Little Book", "Dream Eater"

3. Oyster Omelette (17, 18 years old)

"Oyster Omelet" is a pen name used by Takashi Shimada and Yoshinori Nakai. They debuted as "Bakugo Kinnikuman" in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in December 1978 and officially began serialization in May of the following year.

Representative works: "Hilarious Kinnikuman", "Kinnikuman II", "Tosho Ramen Man"

4. Mizusawa Megumi (16 years old)

In 1979, when Mizusawa Megumi was still in her first year of high school, she made her debut on "RIBON" with the song "Whisper in My Heart".

Representative works: "Butterfly White Paper", "Sky Melody", "Ribbon Magic Girl"

5. Kubo Tite (18 years old)

In 1996, the 18-year-old Kubo Tite made his debut in the "Weekly Shonen Jump" supplement with "ULTRA UNHOLY HEARTED MACHINE", and his pen name at the time was "Kubo Nobuaki".

Representative work: "Death"

6. Yukari Ichijo (First Grade)

When I was in the first year of high school, I had already published a single volume "Son of the Rain"

Representative works: "Leisure Club" and "Self-esteem"

7. Shiina Haruho (16 years old)

In 1991, it was serialized in "Bessatsu Margaret" as "Your Graduation".

Representative work: "I Really Want to Tell You"

8. Yuki Suetsugu (First Grade, High School)

In 1992, he made his debut with "Sun Romance" in the "Good Friends" supplement.

Representative work: "Chihayafuru"

9. Ikue Aya (15 years old)

In 1979, he made his debut as "The Magic Flute" on "Bessatsu Margaret".

Representative works: "Rose Tomorrow" and "Jie Rou"

10. Hikaru Nakamura (17 years old)

In 2001, Hikaru Nakamura, who was still in his first year of high school, made his debut with "Pottery in the Sea" in "Monthly GANGAN WING".