Noboru Baba

馬場のぼる

Baba Noboru (1927-2001) was a manga artist as well as a picture book artist, whose works continued to be loved by many to this day. Born in Sannohe Town of Aomori Prefecture, Baba moved to Tokyo after becoming friends with Shiraki Shigeru, a writer of children's literature from the same hometown, and started his career as a manga artist. After producing the popular children's manga works such as "Posto-kun" and "Buutan", Baba expanded his field of work to include newspapers and weekly magazines, gaining support from multiple generations. Baba also was active in the world…