Cartoonist Kenji Morita passed away at the age of 85. His masterpiece was known as the prototype of Doraemon

According to Japanese media reports on December 26, Japanese cartoonist Kenji Morita passed away on December 23 at the age of 85. Although he was not as famous as Fujiko F. Fujio, his representative work "Robot Treasure", also known as "Rogue Darmeo", was launched earlier than "Doraemon" and the setting is extremely similar. He is known as the prototype of Doraemon.

"Robot Treasure", an early Japanese cartoon, is also called "Little Naughty Damiou". The protagonist Marude Taifu is a third-grade elementary school student with a cowardly personality. Taifu's father created a robot named Treasure to accompany Taifu.

Kenji Morita is a heavyweight in the Japanese comics industry and has joined the Japan Cartoonists Association. He spent his teenage years in Northeast China and was repatriated to Japan after the end of World War II. Kenji Morita's representative works include "Robot Xiaobao" and "Evolving Monkeys".

Kenji Morita's comic career began in 1956, when he was still in high school and made his official debut with the work "The King of Boxing".

Kenji Morita studied under Oka Tomohiko, and his works are diverse in style, covering cartoons, family comics, and satirical comics. He not only creates comics for children, but also involves more socially critical satirical comics.