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**「子どもたちに希望を与え続けた」**
日本の児童文学作家。東京都出身。代表作は『王さまシリーズ』『こまったさん』『わかったさん』シリーズ、『かいぞくポケット』など。
少年時代から軍国主義的教育を受けていたが、海軍飛行予科練習生として戦争中も一線に就いた経験を持つ。戦争の影響で亡くなった友人に対する哀悼の気持ちを表現した自伝『のんカン行進曲』があり、その中で登場人物の名は架空のものに差し替えられている。
戦後、早稲田大学に入学し、政治経済学科で学びながら童話作家としての一途を辿った。プロの童話作家として一人立ちした後も、二人の盟友である大石真と親交を深め、同時期に今西祐行、竹崎有斐と交流が深まった。
**Q：何をされた方ですか？**
戦争で亡くなった友人に対する哀悼の意味として「君が代はどうしても歌いたくなく、一度も歌わなかった」と語っている。
**Q：有名な作品は何ですか？**
『王さまシリーズ』『こまったさん』『わかったさん』シリーズ、『かいぞくポケット』など
English Summary
**"Continued to give hope to children"**
Japanese children's literature writer. Born in Tokyo. Representative works include the ``King-sama series'', ``Komatta-san'', ``Wakatta-san'' series, and ``Pirate Pocket''.
Although he received a militaristic education from childhood, he also served on the front lines during the war as a naval flight preparatory trainee. There is an autobiography, ``Nonkan March'', in which he expresses his feelings of mourning for his friends who died as a result of the war, in which the names of the characters are replaced with fictitious ones.
After the war, he entered Waseda University and pursued his career as a writer of children's stories while studying in the Department of Political Science and Economics. Even after he became a professional children's story writer, he continued to deepen his friendship with Makoto Oishi, who was an ally of the two of them, and around the same time, he also deepened his friendships with Yuyuki Imanishi and Yuhi Takezaki.
**Q: What did you do? **
As a way of mourning for a friend who died in the war, he said, ``I really didn't want to sing Kimigayo, so I never sang it.''
**Q: What are your famous works? **
``King-sama series'', ``Komatta-san'', ``Wakatta-san'' series, ``Pirate Pocket'', etc.
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