Osamu Tezuka

★ Writing #1,296

1928 - 1989 (age 60) • Writing

Born: 11/3/1928 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Died: 2/9/1989 (age 60)

Known for: Writing

Osamu Tezuka

★ Writing #1,296

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.

Known For

Astro Boy

63%

Author

2009

Dororo

85%

Creator

2019

Metropolis

72%

Comic Book

2001

PLUTO

79%

Original Story

2023

Dororo

71%

Comic Book

2007

Astro Boy

78%

Creator

1980

Jungle Emperor Leo

70%

Original Story

1997

Buddha: The Great Departure

75%

Author

2011

THE RIBBON HERO

64%

Original Story

2026

Apollo's Song

75%

Original Story

2025

Black Jack

73%

Comic Book

2024

PHOENIX: Reminiscence of Flower

44%

Comic Book

2023

PLUTO

79%

Original Story

2023

Phoenix: Eden17

68%

Comic Book

2023

Tezuka's Barbara

56%

Comic Book

2020

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

85%

Self

2020

Go Astro Boy Go!

60%

Characters

2019

Phoenix: "Dougo Onsen" Chapter

Comic Book

2019

Dororo

85%

Creator

2019

Dororo

85%

Comic Book

2019

Osamu Tezuka Tribute - "I Animated Tezuka's Characters"

Creator

2017

Atom: The Beginning

58%

Characters, Original Concept

2017

Princess Knight - The Musical

Original Story

2015

Young Black Jack

80%

Characters

2015

Pieta in the Toilet

67%

Original Concept

2015

Legend of the Forest: 2nd Movement

Writer

2014

Little Astro Boy

30%

Comic Book

2014

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

77%

Author

2014

Garon

Comic Book

2013

Animation Maestro Gisaburo

70%

Self

2012

Phoenix: Bonds Chapter

Comic Book

2012

A Tree In The Sun

Original Story

2012

Buddha: The Great Departure

75%

Author

2011

Young Black Jack

88%

Novel

2011

Young Black Jack

88%

Creator

2011

Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates

52%

Comic Book

2010