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Taniguchi Jiro (谷口 ジロー) is an author of [[Shonen]] and gekiga mangas. Born in 1947 in Tottori, he started out as a mangaka in 1969. His first published work was ''Kareta Heya'' (A Desiccated Summer). In 1970, he discovered the [[French Belgian Comic Books|French-Belgian school of comics]], then virtually unknown in Japan, and was influenced by the ''ligne claire'' (clear line) style pioneered by Herge, the creator of ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)]]''; ironically, Herge had himself developed his seminal style under the influence of a Chinese artist.
From 1976 to 1979, he worked with scenarist Sekigawa Natsuo to write hard-boiled stories such as ''City Without Defense'', ''The Wind Of The West Is White'' and ''Lindo 3''. From 1984 to 1991, he and Sekigawa wrote the historical trilogy ''Bocchan No Jidai'', about the cultural transformation of Japan during the Meiji Era.
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