Shotaro Ishinomori
Manga artist
Died when: 60 years 3 days (720 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Shotaro Ishinomori (??? ???, Ishinomori Shotaro, 25 January 1938 – 28 January 1998) was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series (later adapted into the Power Rangers series), and the Kamen Rider series.
He 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.
He was born as Shotaro Onodera (??? ???, Onodera Shotaro) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori (?? ???, Ishimori Shotaro) prior to 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori by adding the no (?) character in katakana.
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