Biography: Shigeru Mizuki

Spot Info

Real Name: Shigeru Mizuki

Other names: Mizuki

Personal Details

Nationality: Japanese

Mother Tongue: Japanese

Languages Known: Japanese

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Birth Place: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Born on: March 8, 1922

Died on: November 30, 2015

Hometown: Chōfu, Tokyo

Gender: Male

Martial Status: Married

Family Details

Husband/Spouse Name: Nunoe

Professional Details

Skills: Comic Book Writer

Profession: Writer

Physical Details

Eye colour: Black

Hair Colour: White

Career

Debut Year: 1957

First Break: GeGeGe no Kitarō(1960-1969),

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Awards: Kodansha Jido Manga Award(*Terebi-kun*)- 1965

Kodansha Manga Award(*Komikku Shōwa-Shi*)- 1990

Best Comic Book award(*NonNonBā*)-2007- Angoulême International Comics Festival

Eisner Award(*Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths*)-2012

Achievements: Shiju Hōshō Decoration- 1991

Minister of Education Award-1996

Kyokujitsu Shō-2003

Shigeru Mizuki International Cultural Center-2003

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Special Award-2003

Asahi Prize-2008

Person of Cultural Merit award-2010