Osamu Tezuka
3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989
Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, animator and physician whose prolific output shaped the modern forms of manga and anime. He created Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, Phoenix and Black Jack, and founded the animation studio Mushi Production. He is commonly referred to in Japan as the 'god of manga'.
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Life events
Tezuka was born in Toyonaka and grew up in Takarazuka.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first published serialised work appeared in a children's newspaper.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe cinematic comic became a major commercial success and influenced postwar manga.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe completed medical study and later qualified as a physician, but worked as a manga artist.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTetsuwan Atom ran in Shonen magazine for more than fifteen years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe series is often cited as a foundational work of shojo manga.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe studio was established in Tokyo to produce animated films and television.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIt was the first weekly serialised animated television series produced in Japan.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe medical manga about an unlicensed surgeon drew on his own medical training.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTezuka died at the age of 60.
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