COMIC ARTIST

Shotaro Ishinomori

1938 - 1998

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Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森 章太郎, Ishinomori Shōtarō; 25 January 1938 – 28 January 1998), né Onodera (小野寺 章太郎, Onodera Shōtarō), was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga" (漫画の帝王 (Manga no Teiou) or 漫画の王様 (Manga no Ousama)), he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time. Outside of manga he is also one of the most prolific creators in the history of anime, tokusatsu, and Japanese superhero fiction, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series (later adapted into the Power Rangers series which Ishinomori has also been credited for co-creating), and the Kamen Rider series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Awards, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shotaro Ishinomori is the 41st most popular comic artist, the 625th most popular biography from Japan (down from 539th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Shotaro Ishinomori ranks 41 out of 226. Before him are John Romita Sr., Don Rosa, Cabu, Katsuhiro Otomo, Will Eisner, and Héctor Germán Oesterheld. After him are Enki Bilal, Philippe Honoré, Guillermo Mordillo, Masashi Kishimoto, Shigeru Mizuki, and Yoshihiro Togashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Shotaro Ishinomori ranks 143. Before him are Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Robert Smithson, Gerry Byrne, Karin Dor, Guy Roux, and Arsen Dedić. After him are Ivan Sutherland, Willy Claes, Aslan Abashidze, Rocco Granata, Zbigniew Religa, and Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho. Among people deceased in 1998, Shotaro Ishinomori ranks 84. Before him are Ted Hughes, Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, László Szabó, Frithjof Schuon, and Haxhi Lleshi. After him are Maureen O'Sullivan, Benjamin Spock, Remo Giazotto, Aymoré Moreira, Muriel Humphrey Brown, and César Baldaccini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shotaro Ishinomori ranks 625 out of 6,245. Before him are Tokugawa Ienobu (1662), Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Hiroshi Ōshima (1886), Ken Naganuma (1930), Takenoshin Nakai (1882), and Kijūrō Shidehara (1872). After him are Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Ukita Hideie (1573), Yoshida Shōin (1830), and Takayuki Kuwata (1941).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan

Among comic artists born in Japan, Shotaro Ishinomori ranks 12. Before him are Leiji Matsumoto (1938), Kentaro Miura (1966), Eiichiro Oda (1975), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Hirohiko Araki (1960), and Katsuhiro Otomo (1954). After him are Masashi Kishimoto (1974), Shigeru Mizuki (1922), Yoshihiro Togashi (1966), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), Gosho Aoyama (1963), and Monkey Punch (1937).

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