Curated category
Anime character designers
- Hayao MiyazakiOn the 5th of January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki was born in the town of Akebono-cho within Tokyo City. His father Katsuji Miyazaki directed a company that…
- Yasuo ŌtsukaYasuo Otsuka was born in Shimane Prefecture during the early 1930s. At age 10, he visited Tsuwano and saw a steam locomotive for the first time.
- Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondō was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture on the 31st of March 1950. He grew up in a quiet town where the snow fell heavily during winter months.
- Osamu TezukaToyona, Osaka, 1928. A young boy named Osamu Tezuka sat in a darkened theater watching Disney films over and over again.
- Go NagaiGo Nagai was born on the 6th of September 1945 in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Wajima. His family had just returned from Shanghai when he arrived into the…
- Kazuko ShibuyaKazuko Shibuya was born in 1965. Her creative journey began during middle school years when she started drawing illustrations and animations inspired by…
- Yoshitaka AmanoYoshitaka Amano was born in 1952 within the city of Shizuoka, Japan. He grew up as the youngest child among four siblings.