COMIC ARTIST

Osamu Tezuka

1928 - 1989

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Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, (1928-11-03)3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the Father of Manga" (マンガの父, Manga no Chichi), "the Godfather of Manga" (マンガの教父, Manga no Kyōfu) and "the god of Manga" (マンガの神様, Manga no Kami-sama). Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Osamu Tezuka is the 4th most popular comic artist (down from 2nd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Comic Artist.

Osamu Tezuka is a Japanese manga artist and animator. He is best known for creating the manga series Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Black Jack.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Osamu Tezuka ranks 4 out of 226. Before him are Stan Lee, Hergé, and René Goscinny. After him are Akira Toriyama, Charles M. Schulz, Albert Uderzo, Morris, Frank Miller, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, and Hugo Pratt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Osamu Tezuka ranks 21. Before him are Joe Jackson, Didi, Philip K. Dick, Jeanne Moreau, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Rinus Michels. After him are Roger Vadim, Eddie Fisher, Arnold Rüütel, Shirley Temple, Alexander Grothendieck, and Fidel Ramos. Among people deceased in 1989, Osamu Tezuka ranks 23. Before him are János Kádár, Andrei Gromyko, Lee Van Cleef, Bette Davis, Emilio Segrè, and Laurence Olivier. After him are Dolores Ibárruri, Silvana Mangano, Vladimir Horowitz, Hu Yaobang, Sándor Márai, and Thomas Bernhard.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Osamu Tezuka ranks 43 out of 6,245. Before him are Itō Hirobumi (1841), Saigō Takamori (1828), Hiroshige (1797), Sadako Sasaki (1943), Gichin Funakoshi (1868), and Sasaki Kojirō (1583). After him are Akechi Mitsuhide (1526), Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147), Morihei Ueshiba (1883), Akira Toriyama (1955), Sakamoto Ryōma (1836), and Takeshi Kitano (1947).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan

Among comic artists born in Japan, Osamu Tezuka ranks 1. After him are Akira Toriyama (1955), Rumiko Takahashi (1957), Tsugumi Ohba (1950), Go Nagai (1945), Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Kentaro Miura (1966), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Hirohiko Araki (1960), Katsuhiro Otomo (1954), and Shotaro Ishinomori (1938).

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