Akihiro Yamada

Japanese illustrator
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Akihiro Yamada

Summary

Akihiro Yamada is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kochi[2]. He was born on February 10, 1957[3]. He worked as a mangaka[4], illustrator[5], character designer[6], and television producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Akihiro Yamada was born in Kochi[2].
  • Akihiro Yamada was born on February 10, 1957[3].
  • Akihiro Yamada held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Akihiro Yamada's professions included mangaka[4].
  • Akihiro Yamada worked as an illustrator[5].
  • Akihiro Yamada worked as a character designer[6].
  • Akihiro Yamada worked as a television producer[7].
  • Akihiro Yamada's field of work was manga[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Akihiro Yamada is The Twelve Kingdoms[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Akihiro Yamada is Record of Lodoss War[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Akihiro Yamada is RahXephon[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Akihiro Yamada is Saiyuki: Journey West[14].
  • Akihiro Yamada is recorded as male[15].
  • Akihiro Yamada's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Akihiro Yamada's family name is recorded as Yamada[17].
  • Akihiro Yamada's given name is recorded as Akihiro[18].
  • Akihiro Yamada's official website is recorded as http://kirakuya-honpo.hustle.ne.jp/yamada-akihiro/[19].
  • Akihiro Yamada's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Akihiro Yamada's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '山田章博'}[21].
  • Akihiro Yamada's name in kana is recorded as やまだ あきひろ[22].
  • Akihiro Yamada's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[23].

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Origins and Family

Akihiro Yamada's place of birth was Kochi[2]. He was born on February 10, 1957[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mangaka[4], illustrator[5], character designer[6], and television producer[7]. Akihiro Yamada's field of work was manga[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Twelve Kingdoms[11], a novel series[24], written by Fuyumi Ono[25]; Record of Lodoss War[12], a novel series[26], written by Ryo Mizuno[27]; RahXephon[13], an anime television series[28]; and Saiyuki: Journey West[14], a video game[29].

Why It Matters

Akihiro Yamada ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Akihiro Yamada born?

Born in Kochi[2], Akihiro Yamada…

What did Akihiro Yamada do for work?

Akihiro Yamada worked as mangaka[4], illustrator[5], character designer[6], and television producer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
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