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Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, 3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, 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 ...
Jan 27, 2022 · In this month’s Spotlight article, we’re looking back on the life and times of a man who was referred to as the “God of manga” and the “godfather of anime.” Osamu Tezuka wrote around 150,000 pages of manga manuscripts for over 700 volumes and created roughly 60 animations.
Aug 2, 2016 · That man is Osamu Tezuka, frequently nicknamed the “god of manga,” the “godfather of anime,” and the “Walt Disney of Japan.” At long last, a new biography of Tezuka has arrived in the US — 14...
In Japan, however, Tezuka is revered as a “god of manga,” a pioneer in the development of comics and animation, and, as one recent biographer described him, an almost-superhuman figure, “like Walt Disney, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tim Burton, Arthur C. Clarke, and Carl Sagan all rolled into one.” 1 A remarkably prolific artist, author, and ...
Oct 23, 2024 · While Tezuka is best known for his works aimed at children — including Tetsuwan Atomu (Mighty Atom or Astro Boy), Ribon no Kishi (Princess Knight) and Jungle Taitei (Jungle Emperor, later made into an animated film entitled Kimba the White Lion which is said to have inspired Disney's Lion King) — he made several works for adult audiences as ...
Osamu Tezuka, the "god of manga," was born in 1928 in Osaka Prefecture. Though he showed early promise as a young artist and storyteller, no one could have imagined how successful he would...
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Oct 21, 2013 · His impact on anime and manga is impossible to overstate. His influence on the industry was nothing less than miraculous. Starting in the 1950s, Tezuka created and wrote more than 700 manga series containing over 170,000 pages and he also penned over 200,000 pages of anime storyboards and scripts.
