Biography: Osamu Tezuka

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

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