Yutaka Hara

is a Japanese writer and illustrator of children's literature.  He was born in Kumamoto in 1953, and is the winner of the 1974 KFS Contest Kodansha Children's Literature Award (KFSコンテスト・講談社児童図書部門賞受賞).

He is the author of several series of children's illustrated books including the very popular Kaiketsu Zorori (Incredible Zorori), Chiisana Mori (Small Forest), Meimon furaido chiken shougakkou (the famous fried chicken primary school]) and Touyuuki (Journey to the East: the title is a homage to the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West).

Works
 Spinach Man (ほうれんそうマンシリーズ)
 Kaiketsu Zorori (かいけつゾロリシリーズ)
 Ishishi and Noshishi's series (イシシとノシシのスッポコヘッポコへんてこ話シリーズ)
 Prestigious Fried Chicken Elementary School (名門フライドチキン小学校シリーズ)
 Nyantan (にゃんたんシリーズ)
 Azumaasobi-ki (東遊記シリーズ)
 Haunted Uta-kun (おばけのユータくんシリーズ)
 Magic Souvenir (魔法のおみやげシリーズ)
 Pukapuka Chocolate Island (プカプカチョコレー島シリーズ)
 Yawamushi Ghost (よわむしおばけシリーズ)
 Small Forest (ちいさなもり)
 Santa Claus First Grader (サンタクロース一年生)
 Mr. Dairobo (大どろぼうブラブラ氏)
 Ninja Samurai Gum Chocolate Banana (にんじゃざむらい ガムチョコバナナシリーズ)

References

External links 
J'Lit | Authors : Yutaka Hara | Books from Japan 
Hara Yutaka's page Kaiketsu Zorori (in Japanese)
Yutaka Hara on Japanese Sweets (in Japanese)
Sketch exhibition at Himeji Castle (in Japanese)
Author Visit (in Japanese)
New editions of Kaiketsu Zorori and Keroro Gunzo (Sgt Frog) (in Japanese)

Category:Manga artists
Category:Living people
Category:1953 births
Category:People from Kumamoto Prefecture