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Plantu

プランチュ　/　ぷらんちゅ

Caricaturist from France

March 23, 1951 (age 75)　・　Paris, France

caricaturist
editorial cartoonist
cartoonist

My Take

Plantu is a reminder that a single drawing can be braver than a thousand op-eds. Sketching for Le Monde since 1972, he turned political satire into a daily act of defiance, and the honours he collected, from the Prix de l'Humour noir to a Liège honorary doctorate, reflect a body of work that mattered. I admire that he kept his pen pointed at power for half a century, accepting the risk that comes with mocking the mighty. In an era of fleeting outrage, his longevity and continued presence on X feel almost defiant. To me he is less cartoonist than frontline craftsman of free expression.

Overview

Jean Plantureux, collegially known as Plantu, is a French political cartoonist, journalist, caricaturist, and artist born in 1951 in Paris. Jean Plantureux, is a cartoonist specializing in political satire. His drawings regularly appeared in Le Monde for which he began drawing in 1972.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Plantu
Name (Japanese): プランチュ
Reading: ぷらんちゅ
Born: March 23, 1951 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rabbit
Origin: Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: caricaturist / editorial cartoonist / cartoonist / journalist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1996 Award Gato Perich
2013 Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
1989 Prix de l'Humour noir
2024 Léon de Rosen Prize

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/plantu
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5

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