Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Shotaro Ishinomori

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Shotaro Ishinomori

石ノ森章太郎 石森章太郎
alternative words: Ishinomori Shotaro, Shotaro Ishimori, Ishimori Shotaro
keywords: author , manga
related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Fujiko Fujio , Fujio Akatsuka , Cyborg 009
related web sites: http://www.alles.or.jp/~morigin/ , http://www.mars.sphere.ne.jp/strinx/ISFC/
explanation: Born on January 25, 1938 in Miyagi prefecture. He belongs to the first generation of mangaka after WWII, living together with Fujio Akatsuka and Fujiko Fijio at Tokiwa dormitory in Tokyo and learned manga technique from Osamu Tezuka. He is well known as a precursor of SF manga and his most representative works are Cyborg 009 (1964) and Masked rider (1971). He died on January 30, 1998. He change his pen name from Ishimori to Ishinomori in 1980.


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