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Akio Chiba

Japanese manga artist (1943–1984)
Person Human Q418575

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
January 29, 1943
Date of death
September 13, 1984
Place of birth
Mukden
Place of death
Tokyo
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[6][7]
Occupation
mangaka
Educated at
Tokyo Metropolitan Sumida Technical High School[8]
Award received
Shogakukan Manga Award[12]
Notable work
Captain, Play Ball, ふしぎトーボくん[9][10][11]
Sibling
Tetsuya Chiba, Tarō Nami[24][25]
Official website
www.chibaakio.jp[17]
Cause of death
hanging to death[14]
Work location
Japan[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[21]
Birth name
千葉亜喜生[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[26]
Family name
Chiba[15]
Given name
Akio[16]
Manner of death
suicide[20]
Medical condition
bipolar disorder[19]
Name in native language
ちばあきお[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Akio Chiba ar آكيو شيبا de Chiba Akio de ちばあきお ja 千葉亜喜生 uk Акіо Тіба zh 千葉亞喜生
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
255411553
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2023044968
Allcinema person ID
238768
AniList staff ID
117295
Anime News Network person ID
6363
Bgm.tv person ID
2863
D anime store Person ID
T0004463
Europeana entity
agent/base/3011
Freebase ID
/m/0gj5r2
Japan Search name ID
ちばあきお
MangaSeek person ID
1075
Media Arts Database ID
C52113
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MyAnimeList people ID
22295
NDL Authority ID
00120253
Prabook ID
2552577

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Cause of death 1
hanging to death
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Manner of death 1
suicide
Medical condition 1
bipolar disorder
Notable work 1
Captain
Occupation 1
mangaka
Place of birth 1
Shenyang
Place of death 1
Tokyo
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Tetsuya Chiba
Siblings 1
Tetsuya Chiba
Works by author 1
Captain
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Summary

Akio Chiba was born on January 29, 1943[1], in Mukden[2]. He died on September 13, 1984[3], in Tokyo[4]. He worked as a mangaka[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Captain[27], a manga series[28].

FAQs

Where was Akio Chiba born?

Akio Chiba's place of birth was Mukden[2].

Where did Akio Chiba die?

Akio Chiba died in Tokyo[4].

What did Akio Chiba do for work?

Akio Chiba worked as a mangaka[5].

Where did Akio Chiba go to school?

Akio Chiba was educated at Tokyo Metropolitan Sumida Technical High School[8].

What awards did Akio Chiba receive?

Honors received include Shogakukan Manga Award[12].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . library.sumida.tokyo.jp. library.sumida.tokyo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . library.sumida.tokyo.jp. library.sumida.tokyo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . library.sumida.tokyo.jp. library.sumida.tokyo.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Shogakukan Manga Award
    "Created claim: Award received: Shogakukan Manga Award"
  2. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Japan
    "Created claim: Work location: Japan"
  3. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Akio
    "Created claim: Given name: Akio"
  4. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Chiba
    "Created claim: Family name: Chiba"
  5. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Date of death: 13 September 1984"
  6. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Sex or gender: male"
  7. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Sibling: Tarō Nami"
  8. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Sibling: Tetsuya Chiba"
  9. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mukden
    "Changed claim: Place of birth: Mukden"
  10. 11d ago · Y.haruo · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → 千葉亜喜生
    "Created claim: Birth name: 千葉亜喜生"
  11. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 238768
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 238768, Matched to ちばあきお (#322237063) in Allcinema person #mix'n'm"
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