(1952-12-11) December 11, 1952 (age 71) Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan
Pen name
Tatsuhiko Yamadome
Occupation
Manga artist
Genre
Comedy
Subject
Shōnen manga, seinen manga
Years active
1976–present
Notable works
KochiKame Mr. Clice Black Tiger
Notable awards
Shogakukan Manga Award (2005) Kikuchi Kan Prize (2016) Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (2017) Seiun Award (2017) Medal with Purple Ribbon (2019)
Osamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本 治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu, born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, which was continuously published in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapters collected into 201 tankōbon volumes, it held the Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series" from September 2016 to July 2021. The series has sold over 155 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Akimoto's other works include the action comedy Mr. Clice, which has been published irregularly since 1985, and the Western series Black Tiger (2017–2023).
OsamuAkimoto (Japanese: 秋本 治, Hepburn: AkimotoOsamu, born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for...
and singer OsamuAkimoto (秋本 治, born 1952), Japanese manga artist Ryutarou Akimoto (秋元 龍太朗, born 1995), Japanese actor and model Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加, born...
(KochiKame) manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by OsamuAkimoto. Kankichi Ryotsu (両津 勘吉, Ryōtsu Kankichi) Voiced by: LaSalle Ishii (TV)...
Shinju Short Work Prize: Kahoru Fukaya for Yomawari Neko Special Prize: OsamuAkimoto for Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Grand Prize: Satoru...
series. The manga won the 9th Manga Taishō in 2016 and the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018. Golden Kamuy takes place in the aftermath of the...
1987), Japanese actor OsamuAkimoto (秋本 治, born 1952), Japanese manga artist Osamu Annen (安念 治, 1934–2021), Japanese sumo wrestler Osamu Ashitomi (安次富 修, born...
Kodansha Manga Award for General manga in 2000 and the Grand Prize of the 6th Osamu Tezuka Culture Awards in 2002, receiving his award alongside fellow mangaka...
Beyond Journey's End won the 14th Manga Taishō and the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Creator Prize in 2021, and the 69th Shogakukan Manga...
(KochiKame) is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by OsamuAkimoto. Produced by Studio Gallop, it ran for eight years before ending on...
series Parasyte. During high school, he was reading a lot of manga by Osamu Tezuka, which inspired him to begin drawing manga himself. He began working...
girls, and tenth among boys. The manga was recommended by manga artists OsamuAkimoto and Eiichiro Oda, who each wrote praising comments which were featured...
magazines. Hara also found inspiration by visiting the workplace of OsamuAkimoto, who was an alumnus of his high school. When Hara approached Weekly...
time. In 2002, Miura received the Award for Excellence at the sixth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Miura was born on July 11, 1966, in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture...
mangas in history. In 2013, Hara won the Grand Prize of the 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for his work on Kingdom. Hara was born in the town of Kiyama...
the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 1997. By 2019, it has sold over 250 million copies worldwide...
portrayed by several people including Eddie Guerrero Black Tiger (manga), OsamuAkimoto's comic Black Tigers, special suicidal troops of the Tamil Tigers, a...
from October 13, 1980, to August 31, 1981. Both anime were directed by Osamu Dezaki. On March 2, 2005, the complete version of the first anime was released...
Mœbius. Jiro Taniguchi gained several prizes for his work. Among others, the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award (1998) for the series Botchan no Jidai, the Shogakukan...
Hashutsujo (or Kochikame) and Dragon Ball by Toriyama and Kochikame author OsamuAkimoto appeared in the Super Kochikame (超こち亀, Chō Kochikame) manga. That same...
a cultural icon of modern Japan. Some of their influences have included Osamu Tezuka as well as international cartoons and comic books. From their debut...
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