graduated to college, they continued to submit works, hoping to become manga creators. From that point on, Shimada and Nakai began to share the story and art respectively. When they were 16, they submitted their wrestling manga to the Akatsuka Award and to the Tezuka Award. Though neither won, they were noticed by an editor at Shueisha and offered to do a one shot. In 1978, Kinnikuman almost won the 9th Akatsuka Award and then debuted in the 1979 #2 (December 1978) issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. Although the editorial staff viewed it as a childish work that was popular, then editor-in-chief Shigeo Nishimura saw through this and headed for Osaka in order to persuade their parents into letting them become professional manga creators. At the time, both young men were already looking for jobs, but Nishimura promised to take care of them and even got them an apartment in Tokyo. In May 1979, Kinnikuman began serialization. Career In 1978, Kinnikuman almost won the 9th Akatsuka Award and then later began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Though originally a gag manga, from halfway through on it was a wrestling manga and became a big hit, later gaining an anime adaptation. There was also movies, special chapters, and infobooks. Also, the Choujin who appeared in the series soon appeared as keshi known as Kinkeshi, which became very popular amongst children and later came to America as M.U.S.C.L.E.. In 1982, the Kinnikuman character Ramenman became so popular that Yude made a one-shot chapter about him for Shueisha's Fresh Jump. This led to a monthly series entitled Tatakae!! Ramenman. In March 1985, Kinnikuman won the 30th Shogakukan Manga Award. After Kinnikuman ended, they tried several other genres of manga, but none of them ever became a big hit. In 1998 a sequel to Kinnikuman entitled Kinnikuman Nisei began serialization in Weekly Playboy and became their second big hit. It also started the Revival Manga boom. Works Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shueisha) 1979-1987, Shū Play News (Shueisha) 2011 - Ongoing Fresh Jump (Shueisha) 1982-1989 Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shueisha) 1987-1988 Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shueisha) May–August, 1989 Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shueisha) 1990-1991 Terakkusubonbon (Kodansha) 1993-1995) Monthly Shōnen Gangan (Enix) 1993-1995 Monthly Shōnen Ace (Kadokawa Shoten) 1994-1996 Weekly Playboy (Shueisha) 1998- 2004 V-Jump (Shueisha) 2001-2007 Notes Yudetamago have made short cameos in the Kinnikuman movies, playing bit parts like minions or audience members. The name Yudetamago was decided