Spot Info
Real Name: Osamu Tezuka
Nickname: The Father of Manga, Manga no Chichi, the Godfather of Manga
Other names: Osamushi
Personal Details
Nationality: Japanese
Religion: Agnostic
Mother Tongue: Japanese
Languages Known: Japanese
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Birth Place: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Born on: November 3, 1928
Died on: February 9, 1989
Hometown: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Education Details
College: Nara Medical University, Osaka University Education qualification
Education Qualification: M.D,PhD
Family Details
Husband/Spouse Name: Etsuko Okada
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Davika Hoorne
Professional Details
Skills: Comic Book Writer
Profession: Animator
Casual Details
Likes: bug-collecting, entomology, Walt Disney, baseball
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Career
Debut Year: 1946
First Break: Shin Takarajima(1947)
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Awards: Shogakukan Manga Award for Manga Seminar on Biology(*Biiko-chan*)-1947
Kodansha Manga Award(*Black Jack*)-1977
Kodansha Manga Award(*The Three-Eyed One*)-1977
Shogakukan Manga Award(*Hidamari no Ki*)-1983
Animafest Zagreb Grand Prize(*Jumping*)-1984
Hiroshima International Animation Festival(*Onboro-Film*)-1985
Kodansha Manga Award(*Message to Adolf*)-1986
Eisner Award(*Buddha*)-2004
Eisner Award(*Buddha*)-2005
Eisner Award (*Dororo*)-2009
Eisner Award(*The Mysterious Underground Men*)-2014
Achievements: Bungeishunjū-1975
Japan Cartoonists Association Award—Special Award-1975
Inkpot Award-1980- San Diego Comic-Con
Nihon SF Taisho Award – Special Award-1989
Winsor McCay Award – Lifetime or career contributions in animation-1989-1990
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class-1989
