Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider series.
12 Facts About Shotaro Ishinomori
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Shotaro Ishinomori was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Awards, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon.
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Shotaro Ishinomori was born as Shotaro Onodera in Tome, Miyagi, and was known as Shotaro Ishimori prior to 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori by adding the character in katakana.
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In December 1954, Ishinomori published his first work, Nikyuu Tenshi, in Manga Shonen.
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In 1960, Shotaro Ishinomori published Flying Phantom Ship, which was later turned into an animated feature film in 1969.
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Shotaro Ishinomori then created many similar superhero dramas, which were all produced by Toei or in Sarutobi Ecchan's case Toei Animation, including Android Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Henshin Ninja Arashi, Inazuman, Robotto Keiji, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, Kaiketsu Zubat, Akumaizer 3, Sarutobi Ecchan, the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, and countless others.
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Shotaro Ishinomori's art is reminiscent of that of his mentor, Osamu Tezuka.
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In 1954, Shotaro Ishinomori submitted his first official work, Nikyu Tenshi, to a contest seeking new talent in the magazine, Manga Shonen.
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Tezuka was impressed by his drawings and sent a telegraph to Shotaro Ishinomori, asking him to work as his assistant with Astro Boy.
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Shotaro Ishinomori illustrated a comic adaptation of the Super NES video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was produced for the American publication Nintendo Power.
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Shotaro Ishinomori, who had been one of Shimamoto's boyhood heroes, faxed him copies of the proposed story and plot notes.
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Shotaro Ishinomori died of heart failure on 28 January 1998, just three days after his 60th birthday.