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Osamu Tezuka

Also Known As: 手塚治虫, Tezuka Osamu

Birth Date

November 3, 1928

Death Date

February 9, 1989

(passed away at 60)

Place of Birth

Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

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Biography

Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime". He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.