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Yōichi Kotabe

Japanese illustrator (born 1936)
Person Human Q1850736

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
September 15, 1936
Place of birth
Taipei
Country of citizenship
Japan[6]
Occupation
animator, mangaka, illustrator
Field of work
video game[7]
Educated at
Tokyo University of the Arts[8]
Spouse
Reiko Okuyama
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[12]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[16]
Floruit
2007[11]
Given name
Yōichi[10]
Has works in the collection
National Museum of World Cultures[15]
Name in kana
こたべ よういち[14]
Name in native language
小田部羊一[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Youichi Kotabe en Yoichi Kotabe en Yōichi Kotabe ar يويشي كوتابي de Kotabe Yōichi de Yoichi Kotabe de Youichi Kotabe de Kotabe de Kotabe Yoichi el Γιοΐτσι Κοτάμπι es Yoichi Kotabe es Youichi Kotabe fa یوایچی کوتابه fr Yôichi Kotabe fr Yoichi Kotabe fr Youichi Kotabe hu Kotabe Jóicsi it Yoichi Kotabe it Youichi Kotabe ja 小田部洋一
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000048395129
VIAF cluster ID
21865045
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004115853
GND ID
1340580004
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yoichi Kotabe.jpg ↗
AniDB person ID
4098
AniList staff ID
115532
Anime News Network person ID
1525
Bgm.tv person ID
887
CiNii Research ID
1140845216519331328
FanCons.com guest ID
4665
Freebase ID
/m/05rl2_
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05rl2_
HAND ID
F8DE-D9AA-44B5-8F8E-1E1A
IMDb ID
nm0467605
IdRef ID
171914473
MyAnimeList people ID
20532
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18002607
NDL Authority ID
00121709
NMVW ID
80107
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1616916
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
小田部羊一
Plex person key
5d776d097a53e9001e74f303
Super Mario Wiki ID
Yoichi_Kotabe
TMDB person ID
1168443
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX8YM9PrfCtj77wGmmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/8631914c-4036-4447-a66b-b8ba6a79b956

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
mangaka, animator, illustrator
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
Tokyo University of the Arts
Field of work 1
video game
Has works in the collection 1
National Museum of World Cultures
Influenced 1
Man Arenas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Taipei
Sex or gender 1
male
← Character designer 1
Mario
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Summary

Yōichi Kotabe was born on September 15, 1936[1], in Taipei[2]. He has worked as an animator[3], mangaka[4], and illustrator[5].

Why It Matters

Yōichi Kotabe has been cited as an influence by Man Arenas[17], a comics artist[18], b. 1966[19], of Belgium[20], specialised in production designer[21].

FAQs

Where was Yōichi Kotabe born?

Yōichi Kotabe's place of birth was Taipei[2].

What did Yōichi Kotabe do for work?

Yōichi Kotabe worked as an animator[3], mangaka[4], and illustrator[5].

Where did Yōichi Kotabe go to school?

Yōichi Kotabe was educated at Tokyo University of the Arts[8].

Who did Yōichi Kotabe influence?

Yōichi Kotabe has been cited as an influence by Man Arenas[17].

Related Entities

Japan Taipei

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → F8DE-D9AA-44B5-8F8E-1E1A
    "Created claim: HAND ID: F8DE-D9AA-44B5-8F8E-1E1A, batch #269215"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Taipei
    Educated at → Tokyo University of the Arts
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Occupation → animator, mangaka, illustrator
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32074: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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