Osamu Tezuka
Writing
November 3, 1928
Died at age 60
February 9, 1989
Date of Death
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
8 Credits
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.
