Machiko Hasegawa

Machiko Hasegawa (, January 30, 1920 – May 27, 1992) was a Japanese manga artist and one of the first female manga artists. Hasegawa's most popular comic is "Sazae-San". Her comics are still very popular and well-known. She won the People's Honor Award. She was the first manga artist to win the People’s Honor Award. Hasegawa also has two museums named after her.
"Sazae-san".
"Sazae-san" was a popular postwar comic strip depicting the life of Sazae-san, a fictional Japanese housewife. The manga was first drawn in 1946. It also depicts women and men equally. "Sazae-San" became nationally popular because of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. "Sazae-San" was turned into a radio series in 1955. It has 45 paper volumes. It was also translated into English. It started appearing on TV in 1969. "Sazae-San" is still airing today.