1. Shotaro Ishinomori, ne Onodera, was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director.
13 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 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, Shotaro 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 has been credited for some work with the Power Rangers, including videos, video games, the 1996 video of a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers World Tour Live on Stage event and the Power Rangers Zeo, Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space tv series.
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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 lymphoma and heart failure on 28 January 1998, just three days after his 60th birthday.