Suihō Tagawa

He gained a regular assignment selling manga stories and adopted the pen name Takamizuawa (田河水泡), which was later corrupted into Suihō Tagawa (田河 水泡, Tagawa Suihō):[2] Mizuawa/Suihō (水泡) literally means "water bubble".

Tagawa has won numerous awards and is recognized as one of the pioneers of the Japanese manga industry.

He mentored Machiko Hasegawa, who would become the creator of the popular comic series Sazae-san, and he was an influence to Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga".

Some other comics by Tagawa are Tako no Yacchan and Gasorin Oyoshi[4] After World War II he became a bona fide Christian; he credited the faith in helping him overcome alcoholism after several failed attempts.

In 1988, he produced the autobiographical Watashi no Rirekisho ("My Résumé") for the Japanese Sankei Shimbun newspaper.