Kenji Tsuruta

Japanese manga artist
Person human Q326247
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Summary

Kenji Tsuruta was born on January 1, 1961[1], in Hamamatsu[2]. He has worked as a mangaka[3], illustrator[4], and comics artist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Family name: Tsuruta[9]
  • Described by source: Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[11]
  • Name in native language: 鶴田謙二[12]
  • Name in kana: つるた けんじ[13]
  • Writing language: Japanese[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[15]
  • Social media followers: 21,368[16], 28,045[17]
  • P14750: 9E1B-E90F-CF21-5FBE-B663[18]
  • P14768: T0020073[19]

Why It Matters

Kenji Tsuruta has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to him include Spirit of Wonder[22], a manga series[23].

FAQs

Where was Kenji Tsuruta born?

Kenji Tsuruta was born in Hamamatsu[2].

What did Kenji Tsuruta do for work?

Kenji Tsuruta worked as a mangaka[3], illustrator[4], and comics artist[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Comiclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → 59f36efb-b56d-4ce1-81a0-72e9df6b87d0
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'sv', 'zh']
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  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9E1B-E90F-CF21-5FBE-B663
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  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14768 → T0020073
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14768: T0020073, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/309400708|鶴田謙二 (#309400708)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8265|d anime store Person]] #m"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Hamamatsu
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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