Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Writer

Born: November 3, 1928 (60 years old)

Died: February 9, 1989

Place of birth: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Biography

Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.

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