The History of Manga

  • Born: Takashi Yanase

    Works: Anpanman
  • Born: Osamu Tezuka

    Works: Astro Boy
  • Born: Hiroshi Fujimoto

    Works: Obake no Q-Tarō, Ninja Hattori-kun, Kaibutsu-kun, Doraemon
    Formed the "Fujiko Fujio" duo along with Motoo Abiko
  • Born: Motoo Abiko

    Works: Obake no Q-Tarō, Ninja Hattori-kun, Kaibutsu-kun, Doraemon
    Formed the "Fujiko Fujio" duo along with Hiroshi Fujimoto
  • Born: Kazuhiko "Monkey Punch" Kato

    Works: Lupin III
  • Born: Shotaro Ishinomori

    Works: Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Cyborg 009
  • Born: Tetsuya Chiba

    Works: Ashita no Joe, Notari Matsutaro
  • Born: Go Nagai

    Works: Cutie Honey, Devilman, Mazinger Z, Violence Jack
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    Diary of Ma-chan

    Published in Mainichi Shimbun's "Shokokumin Shinbun" (Mainichi elementary school children's Newspaper)
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    Kimba the White Lion

    Published in Gakudosha's "Manga Shonen"
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    Astro Boy

    Published in Kobunsha's "Shonen"
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    Princess Knight

    Published in Kodansha's "Shojo Club"
  • Born: Masami Kurumada

    Works: Saint Seiya
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    Phoenix

    Published in "Manga Shonen" (1954-55, 1973-81), "Shojo Club" (1956-57), "COM" (1967-73), and "Yasei Jidai" (1986-88)
  • Born: Katsuhito Otomo

    Works: Akira
  • Born: Akira Toriyama

    Works: Dragon Ball
  • Born: Yoshito Usui

    Works: Crayon Shin-chan
  • First Issue: Weekly Shonen Magazine

    Company: Kodansha
  • Born: Naoki Urasawa

    Works: Monster, 20th Century Boys, Pluto, Billy Bat, Asadora!
  • Born: Hirohiko Araki

    Works: Baoh, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  • Born: Yoichi Takahashi

    Works: Captain Tsubasa
  • Born: Kazuki Takahashi

    Works: Yu-Gi-Oh!
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    Cyborg 009

    Published in [numerous publisher]'s [numerous magazines]
  • Born: Jyoji "George" Morikawa

    Works: Hajime no Ippo
  • Born: Yoshihiro Togashi

    Works: YuYu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter
  • Born: Kentaro Miura

    Works: Berserk
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    Dororo

    Published in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (1967-68) and Akita Shoten's "Boken'o" (1969)
  • Born: Takehiko Inoue

    Works: Slam Dunk, Vagabond, Real
  • Born: Naoko Takeuchi

    Works: Sailor Moon
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    Lupin III

    Published in Futabasha's "Weekly Manga Action"
  • Born: Norihiro Yagi

    Works: Angel Densetsu, Claymore
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    Ashita no Joe

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
  • First Issue: Weekly Shonen Jump

    Company: Shueisha
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    Doraemon

    Published in Shogakukan's "CoroCoro Comic"
  • Born: Takeshi Obata

    Works: Death Note (illustrator), Bakuman. (illustrator), Platinum End (illustrator)
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    Buddha

    Published in Ushio Shuppan's "Kibo no tomo" (Comic Tom)
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    Devilman

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Anpanman

    Published by Froebel-kan
  • Born: Hiromu Arakawa

    Works: Fullmetal Alchemist
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    Violence Jack

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Cutie Honey

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Black Jack

    Published in Akita Shoten's "Weekly Shonen Champion"
  • Born: Masashi Kishimoto

    Works: Naruto
  • Born: Eiichiro Oda

    Works: One Piece
  • Born: Riichiro Inagaki

    Works: Eyeshield 21, Dr. Stone
  • Born: Hiro Mashima

    Works: Rave Master, Fairy Tail, Eden's Zero
  • First Issue: CoroCoro Comic

    Company: Shogakukan
  • Born: Tite Kubo

    Works: Bleach
  • Born: Yusuke Murata

    Works: Eyeshield 21, One-Punch Man
  • Born: Atsushi Ohkubo

    Works: Soul Eater, Fire Force
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    Dr. Slump

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Captain Tsubasa

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Akira

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Young Magazine"
  • Born: Haruichi Furudate

    Works: Haikyu!!
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    Fist of the North Star

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
    Written by Yoshiyuki Okamura (Pen name: Buronson)
    Illustrated by Tetsuo Hara
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    Baoh

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Dragon Ball

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
  • Born: Shuichi Aso

    Works: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
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    Saint Seiya

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
  • Born: Hajime Isayama

    Works: Attack on Titan
  • Born: Kohei Horikoshi

    Works: My Hero Academia
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    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump" (1989-2004), and "Ultra Jump" (2005-2021)
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    Serializing: Berserk

    Published in Hakuensha's "Monthly Animal House" (1989-1992) and "Young Animal" (1992-Present)
  • Born: Koyoharu Gotouge

    Works: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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    Serializing: Hajime no Ippo

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Crayon Shin-chan

    Published in Futabasha's "Weekly Manga Action" (1990-2000), and "Manga Town" (2000-2010)
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    Slam Dunk

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    YuYu Hakusho

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Sailor Moon

    Published in Kodansha's "Nakayoshi"
  • Born: Gege Akutami

    Works: Jujutsu Kaisen
  • Born: Tatsuki Fujimoto

    Works: Fire Punch, Chainsaw Man, Look Back, Goodbye, Eri
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    Monster

    Published in Shogakukan's "Big Comic Original"
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    Yu-Gi-Oh!

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: One Piece

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: Hunter x Hunter

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: Vagabond

    Published in Kodansha's "Morning"
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    20th Century Boys

    Published in Shogakukan's "Big Comic Spirits"
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    Serializing: Real

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump"
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    Rave Master

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Naruto

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Claymore

    Published in Shueisha's "Monthly Shonen Jump" (2001-2007), "Weekly Shonen Jump" (2007), and "Jump Square" (2007-2014)
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    Fullmetal Alchemist

    Published in Square Enix's "Monthly Shonen Gangan"
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    Bleach

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Pluto

    Published in Shogakukan's "Big Comic Original"
    Written by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki
    Illustrated by Naoki Urasawa
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    Death Note

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
    Written by Tsugumi Ohba
    Illustrated by Takeshi Obata
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    Soul Eater

    Published in Square Enix's "Monthly Shonen Gangan"
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    Fairy Tail

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Bakuman.

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
    Written by Tsugumi Ohba
    Illustrated by Takeshi Obata
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    Billy Bat

    Published in Kodansha's "Morning"
    Written by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki
    Illustrated by Naoki Urasawa
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    Attack on Titan

    Published in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine"
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    Haikyuu!!

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: One-Punch Man

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: My Hero Academia

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Fire Punch

    Published in Shueisha's "Shonen Jump +"
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    Dr. Stone

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: Tokyo Revengers

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Serializing: Jujutsu Kaisen

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"
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    Serializing: Edens Zero

    Published in Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine"
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    Serializing: Asadora!

    Published in Shogakukan's "Weekly Big Comic Spirits"
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    Chainsaw Man

    Published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump"