Minoru Furuya

Japanese manga artist
Person human Q1056339
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Minoru Furuya

Summary

Minoru Furuya is a human[1]. He was born in Urawa[2]. He was born on +1972-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mangaka[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Minoru Furuya was born in Urawa[2].
  • Minoru Furuya was born on +1972-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Minoru Furuya held citizenship in Japan[6].
  • Minoru Furuya's professions included mangaka[4].
  • A notable work attributed to Minoru Furuya is The Ping-Pong Club[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Minoru Furuya is Boku to Issho[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Minoru Furuya is Himizu[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Minoru Furuya is Ciguatera[10].
  • Minoru Furuya is recorded as male[11].
  • Minoru Furuya's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Minoru Furuya's ISNI is recorded as 000000038064596X[13].
  • Minoru Furuya's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 259926774[14].
  • Minoru Furuya's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 177365641[15].
  • Minoru Furuya's IdRef ID is recorded as 230745644[16].
  • Minoru Furuya's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00406428[17].
  • Minoru Furuya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qvsc5[18].
  • Minoru Furuya's family name is recorded as Furuya[19].
  • Minoru Furuya's given name is recorded as Minoru[20].
  • Minoru Furuya's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Minoru Furuya's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '古谷実'}[22].
  • Minoru Furuya's name in kana is recorded as ふるや みのる[23].
  • Minoru Furuya's Anime News Network person ID is recorded as 13327[24].
  • Minoru Furuya's MyAnimeList people ID is recorded as 3466[25].
  • Minoru Furuya's National Library of Korea ID is recorded as KAC200004853[26].
  • Minoru Furuya's BD Gest' author ID is recorded as 49540[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Minoru Furuya was born in Urawa[2]. He was born on +1972-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Minoru Furuya worked as a mangaka[4].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Ping-Pong Club[7], a manga series[28], written by Minoru Furuya[29]; Boku to Issho[8], a manga series[30], written by him[31]; Himizu[9], a film[32], directed by Sion Sono[33]; and Ciguatera[10], a manga series[34], written by him[35].

Why It Matters

Minoru Furuya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

Works attributed to him include The Ping-Pong Club[37], a manga series[38], written by him[39].

FAQs

Where was Minoru Furuya born?

Minoru Furuya's place of birth was Urawa[2].

What did Minoru Furuya do for work?

Minoru Furuya worked as mangaka[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BD Gest'. Retrieved . theculturalgutter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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