Yoshihiro Tatsumi

Japanese manga artist (1935–2015)
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Summary

Yoshihiro Tatsumi is a human[1]. He was born in Osaka[2]. He was born on June 10, 1935[3]. He passed away in Tokyo[4]. He died on March 7, 2015[5]. He worked as a writer[6], mangaka[7], comics writer[8], and draftsperson[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi's place of birth was Osaka[2].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi died in Tokyo[4].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi was born on June 10, 1935[3].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi died on March 7, 2015[5].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi held citizenship in Empire of Japan[12].
  • Japanese was Yoshihiro Tatsumi's native language[13].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[14].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi's professions included writer[6].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi worked as a mangaka[7].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi worked as a comics writer[8].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi's professions included draftsperson[9].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi's field of work was manga[15].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi's field of work was comics[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoshihiro Tatsumi is A Drifting Life[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoshihiro Tatsumi is Black Blizzard[18].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Worldview Award[19].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work[20].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia[21].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[22].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Inkpot Award[23].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi received the Japan Cartoonists Association Award[24].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi was influenced by Osamu Tezuka[25].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi was influenced by Noboru Ōshiro[26].
  • Yoshihiro Tatsumi is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was born in Osaka[2]. He was born on June 10, 1935[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[14]. Japanese was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], mangaka[7], comics writer[8], and draftsperson[9]. Fields of work include manga[15], a comic format[28], in Japan[29] and comics[16], a type of arts[30].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include A Drifting Life[17], a manga series[31] and Black Blizzard[18], a manga series[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Worldview Award[19], an award[33], founded in 2010[34]; Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work[20], a comics award[35], founded in 2007[36]; Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia[21], an Eisner Award[37], founded in 1988[38]; Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[22], an award[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1997[41]; Inkpot Award[23], an award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1974[44]; and Japan Cartoonists Association Award[24], an award[45], in Japan[46], founded in 1972[47].

Death and Burial

Yoshihiro Tatsumi died on March 7, 2015[5]. He died in Tokyo[4]. The cause of death was lymphoma[48].

Why It Matters

Yoshihiro Tatsumi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Yoshihiro Tatsumi born?

Yoshihiro Tatsumi's place of birth was Osaka[2].

Where did Yoshihiro Tatsumi die?

Yoshihiro Tatsumi passed away in Tokyo[4].

What did Yoshihiro Tatsumi do for work?

Yoshihiro Tatsumi worked as writer[6], mangaka[7], comics writer[8], and draftsperson[9].

What awards did Yoshihiro Tatsumi receive?

Honors received include Worldview Award[19], Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work[20], Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia[21], and Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[22].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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