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{{Short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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| birth_place   = [[Kokura]], [[Kitakyushu]], Japan
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| area          = [[Manga artist]]
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{{Nihongo|'''Tsukasa Hojo'''|北条 司|''Hōjō Tsukasa''|born March 5, 1959, in [[Kokura]], [[Kitakyushu]], Japan|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga artist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/h/hojo_tsukasa.htm|title=Comic creator: Tsukasa Hôjo|publisher=lambiek.net|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}</ref><!-- RS per the website about page + referenced in Wikipedia:WikiProject_Comics/References#Databases.2C_indices.2C_and_other_such_websites --> He studied technical design while still at [[Kyushu Sangyo University]], where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: ''[[Cat's Eye (manga)|Cat's Eye]]'', ''[[City Hunter]]'' and ''[[Angel Heart (manga)|Angel Heart]]''.

After the success of ''[[Cat's Eye (manga)|Cat's Eye]]'' and ''[[City Hunter]]'', Hojo went on to work on other series such as ''Family Compo''. His most recent series is ''[[Angel Heart (manga)|Angel Heart]]'', a spin–off of ''City Hunter'' set in an alternate universe. It was first serialized in the ''[[Weekly Comic Bunch]]'' from 2001 to 2010 and then from 2010 to 2017. 30 collected volumes have been published so far.

Tsukasa Hojo is [[Takehiko Inoue]]'s mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of ''City Hunter''. Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' illustrator [[Tetsuo Hara]], who was also one of the founders of [[Coamix]]. Hojo contributed to the production ''[[Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior]]'' film series by designing the character of Reina.

He was honor guest of the eleventh French [[Japan Expo]] which was held in July 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeland.fr/2010/02/19/tsukasa-hojo-a-japan-expo/|title=Animeland - Tsukasa Hôjô à Japan Expo|date=February 19, 2010|publisher=Animeland|language=French|accessdate=January 25, 2021}}</ref> Hojo is scheduled to be the Manga Guest of Honor at [[Japan Expo]] 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guest of Honor : Tsukasa HÔJÔ |url=https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/en/invites/guest-of-honor-tsukasa-hojo_2815.htm |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=www.japan-expo-paris.com}}</ref> 

==Works==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Title
!Publication
!Date
|-
|''Space Angel''
|''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
|1979<ref name="Illustrations">{{cite book |title=Tsukasa Hojo Illustrations |page=105 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |isbn=4-08-858150-4 |date=March 13, 1991}}</ref>
|-
|''Ore wa Otoko Da!''
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|August 1980<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|三級刑事
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|January 1981<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|{{nihongo3|''Cat's ♡ Eye''|キャッツ♡アイ|}}
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1981 Issue 29<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|{{nihongo3|''[[Cat's Eye (manga)|Cat's Eye]]''|キャッツアイ|}}
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1981 Issue 40 - 1984 Issue 44<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Space Angel''
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1982 Issue 16<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''City Hunter XYZ''
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1983 Issue 18<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''City Hunter Double Edge''
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1984 Issue 2<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Cat's Eye''
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| 1985 Issue 6<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|{{nihongo3|''[[City Hunter]]''|シティーハンター|}}
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| 1985 Issue 13<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|ねこまんまお変わり♡ 
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| 1986 Issue 6<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Splash!'' 
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| April 1987<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Splash! 2''
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| June 1987<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|{{nihongo3|''Tenshi no Okurimono''|天使の贈りもの|}}
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| 1988 Issue 34<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Splash! 3''
| ''[[Super Jump]]''
| November 1988<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Splash! 4''
| ''Super Jump''
| April 1989<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|''Taxi Driver''
| ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| 1990 Issue 6<ref name="Illustrations"/>
|-
|{{nihongo3|''Under the Dapple Shade''|こもれ陽の下で…|Komorebi no Moto de}}
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1993–1994
|-
|''Rash!!''
|''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
|1994–1995
|-
|{{nihongo3|''Family Compo''|ファミリー・コンポ|}}
|''Manga Allman''
|1996–2000
|-
|{{nihongo3|''[[Angel Heart (manga)|Angel Heart]]''|エンジェル・ハート|}}
|''[[Weekly Comic Bunch]]''
|2001–2010
|-
|{{nihongo3|''Angel Heart 2nd Season''|エンジェル・ハート 2ndシーズン}}
|''[[Monthly Comic Zenon]]''
|2010–2017
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.hojo-tsukasa.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{anime News Network|people|3546}}
* {{IMDb name|0405783|Tsukasa Hojo}}
* [http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/5727 Tsukasa Hojo manga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322003552/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/authorities/5727 |date=March 22, 2016}} at Media Arts Database {{in lang|ja}}

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