Yoshiharu Washino

Washino Yoshiharu (ワシの 良春) was a Japanese character designer.

Career
Born as the second son of a toy factory owner in Ishihara-chō, Honjo, Tokyo (now Sumida-ku), he independently established the "Washi Design Office" which specialized in graphic and toy design. From the 1970s on, he was famous for designing the monkey character Monchhichi (for Sekiguchi), the "Hitoshi-kun" doll on the TBS quiz show Sekai Fushigi Hakken, for other character designs in the toy industry. He was especially a pioneer in pattern design in the stuffed toy industry.

Major works
Character

"Kuta kuta Monkey" (くたくたモンキー(Exhausted Monkey) ) " Monchhichi" (モンチッチ ( Monchhichi) ) " Bebichhichi" (ベビチッチ ( Bebichhichi) ) "Monsieur Ne Rouge"( ムッシュ・ネ・ルージュ ( Monsier Nez Rouge) ) "Nyamyi" ( ニャーミィ ( NYAMY) ) "Pinopino" ( ピノピノ ( Pino Pino) ) Hitachi world-mysterious discovery!((日立 世界・ふしぎ発見! ) ) "doll benevolent ruler" ((ひとし君人形) )( Kusano Hitoshi models) "Can not like it does not throat depreciation Miyazaki" ((宮崎をどげんかせんないかん様) )( Dongguk Hideo is model. lifetime last)

Other

1972 Sapporo Olympic medal design

See also

Monchhichi