Yoshiyuki Tomino

Japanese animation director (1941-)
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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Summary

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a human[1]. He was born in Odawara[2]. He was born on November 5, 1941[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], novelist[6], musician[7], and animator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,189 views/month, #6,502 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yoshiyuki Tomino was born in Odawara[2].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino was born on November 5, 1941[3].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino worked as a film director[4].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's professions included novelist[6].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino worked as a musician[7].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino worked as an animator[8].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's field of work was anime[11].
  • Among Yoshiyuki Tomino's employers was Bandai Namco Filmworks[12].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino was employed by Kanazawa Institute of Technology[13].
  • Among Yoshiyuki Tomino's employers was Kyoto Seika University[14].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino was educated at Nihon University[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Yoshiyuki Tomino is Mobile Suit Gundam[16].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino is recorded as male[17].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's genre is mecha[19].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's Commons category is recorded as Yoshiyuki Tomino[20].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's family name is recorded as Tomino[21].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's given name is recorded as Yoshiyuki[22].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yoshiyuki Tomino[23].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's topic has template is recorded as Template:Yoshiyuki Tomino[25].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '富野由悠季'}[26].
  • Yoshiyuki Tomino's name in kana is recorded as とみの よしゆき[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1941-11-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7fe08d2a-99e4-4395-8825-5653079876ab[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Odawara[2], Yoshiyuki Tomino… he was born on November 5, 1941[3].

Education

Yoshiyuki Tomino's education included a stint at Nihon University[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], novelist[6], musician[7], and animator[8]. Yoshiyuki Tomino's field of work was anime[11]. Employers include Bandai Namco Filmworks[12], an animation studio[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1972[34], headquartered in Kami-Igusa[35]; Kanazawa Institute of Technology[13], a university[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1957[38]; and Kyoto Seika University[14], a university[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1968[41].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yoshiyuki Tomino is Mobile Suit Gundam[16].

Why It Matters

Yoshiyuki Tomino ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,189 views/month, #6,502 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Gunpla[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1980[46]. Works attributed to him include Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash[47], a light novel series[48]; Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack[49], an anime film[50]; and The Wings of Rean[51], a light novel series[52].

FAQs

Where was Yoshiyuki Tomino born?

Yoshiyuki Tomino's place of birth was Odawara[2].

What did Yoshiyuki Tomino do for work?

Yoshiyuki Tomino worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], novelist[6], musician[7], and animator[8].

Where did Yoshiyuki Tomino go to school?

Yoshiyuki Tomino was educated at Nihon University[15].

What did Yoshiyuki Tomino discover?

Yoshiyuki Tomino is credited as discoverer of Gunpla[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [16] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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