Shotaro Ishinomori

Japanese manga artist

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Shotaro Ishinomori

Born| Shotaro Onodera
(1938-01-25)25 January 1938
Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Died| 28 January 1998(1998-01-28) (aged 60)
Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation| Manga artist
Language| Japanese
Period| 1954–1998
Genre| Science fiction
Notable works|

* Kamen Rider
* Super Sentai
* Cyborg 009
* Ganbare!! Robocon
* Sarutobi Ecchan[1]

Notable awards| Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (1998)
Website
ishimoripro.com

Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森 章太郎, Ishinomori Shōtarō, 25 January 1938 – 28 January 1998) was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series (later adapted into the Power Rangers series), and the Kamen Rider series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Awards, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon.[2] He was born as Shotaro Onodera (小野寺 章太郎, Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori (石森 章太郎, Ishimori Shōtarō) prior to 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori by adding the no (ノ) character in katakana.

## Career[edit]

In December 1954, Ishinomori published his first work, Nikyuu Tenshi, in Manga Shōnen. In 1956, he moved to Tokyo and became an assistant to Osamu Tezuka. During his time working under Tezuka, Ishinomori worked on Astro Boy[3] and Alakazam the Great.[4] In 1960, Ishinomori published Flying Phantom Ship, which was later turned into an animated feature film in 1969.[5]

Cyborg 009, created in 1963, became the first superpowered hero team created in Japan,[citation needed] featuring nine cybernetic warriors. That same year, Kazumasa Hirai and Jiro Kuwata created Japan's first android superhero series, 8 Man (which predated Ishinomori's Kikaider by nine years). The success of the tokusatsu superhero TV series Kamen Rider, produced by Toei Company in 1971, led to the birth of the "transforming" (henshin) superhero (human-sized superheroes who transform by doing a pose, and use martial arts to fight henchmen and the weekly monster), and resulted in many sequel shows to this day. Ishinomori then created many similar superhero dramas, which were once again all produced by Toei or in Sarutobi Ecchan's case Toei Animation, including Android Kikaider, Kikaider 01, Henshin Ninja Arashi, Inazuman, Robotto Keiji, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (the first Super Sentai series), Kaiketsu Zubat, Akumaizer 3, Sarutobi Ecchan, the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, and countless others. He even created popular children's shows, such as Hoshi no Ko Chobin (Chobin, Child of the Stars, 1974, a co-production with Studio Zero which was a major success on Italian television) and Ganbare!! Robokon. In 1963, he also founded the anime company Studio Zero. From 1967 to 1970, the manga 009-1 was serialized in the Futabasha publication Weekly Manga Action. It was written and illustrated by Ishinomori. There was a television drama of it in 1969 and eventually an anime in 2006.[citation needed]

Ishinomori's art is reminiscent of that of his mentor, Osamu Tezuka.[citation needed] The true story of his first meeting with Tezuka was illustrated in a short four-page tale drawn up as supplementary material for the 1970s Astro Boy manga reprints. In 1954, Ishinomori submitted his first official work, Nikyu Tenshi, to a contest seeking new talent in the magazine, Manga Shōnen. Tezuka was impressed by his drawings and sent a telegraph to Ishinomori, asking him to work as his assistant with Astro Boy. In the American release, this story can be seen in Volume 15, along with Ishinomori's earliest work on the "Electro" story arc. After graduating from high school in 1956 Ishinomori moved to Tokiwa-so with Tezuka, and lived there until the end of 1961.[citation needed]

Ishinomori also illustrated a comic adaptation of the Super NES video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was produced for the American publication Nintendo Power. The comic consisted of 12 chapters, which were serialized from January 1992 (Volume 32) to December 1992 (Volume 43). The comic was republished as a graphic novel collection in 1993, and, as of 2015, is back in print through Viz Media.[citation needed]

At the end of 1997, Kazuhiko Shimamoto, a young and up-and-coming manga artist was contacted by an increasingly ill Ishinomori and asked if he would do a continuation (though more along the lines of a remake) of his 100-page, one-shot manga from 1970, Skull Man (the manga that became the basis for Kamen Rider). Ishinomori, who had been one of Shimamoto's boyhood heroes, faxed him copies of the proposed story and plot notes. Shimamoto was astounded that he had been chosen to work on his idol's final, great work.[citation needed]

Shimamoto had already been involved in the revival of one of Ishinomori's other earlier works (including Kamen Rider) but little did he dream that, as only one of many whom Ishinomori had inspired, he would be chosen for the final collaboration and resurrection of Skull Man. It was also adapted into an anime in 2007.[citation needed]

## Death and legacy[edit]

One of the Mangattan Liners on the Senseki Line decorated with images of the eponymous character of Ganbare!! Robocon

Ishinomori died of heart failure on 28 January 1998, just three days after his 60th birthday. His final work was the tokusatsu superhero TV series, Voicelugger, televised a year later. Two years later, the Kamen Rider series would be revived with Kamen Rider Kuuga. All of the series made in the Heisei period credit Ishinomori as the creator. The Ishinomori Manga Museum named in his honor opened in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, in 2001.[6] Special trains in the Senseki Line were commissioned featuring his artwork generally leading to the museum.

His work posthumously awarded him the Guinness World Record for most comics published by one author, totaling over 128,000 pages across 770 titles across 500 volumes.[7]

Many manga artists have cited Ishinomori as an influence, including Katsuhiro Otomo, Naoki Urasawa, Go Nagai, Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Keiko Takemiya, Moto Hagio and Tetsuo Hara.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Takemiya called him the 'flag-bearer of our time'. Hagio cited his influence on her drawing technique, stating that his images were 'truly marvelous'.

Fuku Suzuki portrays a young Ishinomori in Saber + Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki.[15][16]

## Selected works[edit]

Manga Year(s)  | Original title  | Translated title  | Volumes

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1954–55 | 二級天使 | Nikyuu Tenshi | 1
1957–64 | 竜神沼 | Ryuujin Numa / Dragon God Pond | 1
1960  | 空飛ぶゆうれい船 | Flying Phantom Ship | 1
1964–81 | サイボーグ009 | Cyborg 009 | 36
1964–69 | さるとびエッちゃん | Sarutobi Ecchan | 5
1965–66 | ミュータント・サブ | Mutant Sabu | 3
1966–72 | 佐武と市捕物控 | Sabu and Ichi's Detective Memoirs | 17
1967–74 | 009ノ1 | 009-1 | 6
1967–68 | 幻魔大戦 | Genma Wars | 2
1967–71 | ジュン - 章太郎のファンタジーワールド | Shoutaro's Fantasy World Jun | 2
1969–70 | リュウの道 | The Road of Ryuu | 8
1970 | スカルマン | The Skull Man | 1
1971 | 宮本武蔵 | Miyamoto Musashi | 1
1971 | 原始少年リュウ | Primitive Boy Ryu | 3
1971 | 劇画家畜人ヤプー | Domestic Yapoo | 1
1971–72 | 仮面ライダー | Kamen Rider | 4
1972–73 | ロボット刑事 | Robot Keiji | 3
1972–73 | 変身忍者 嵐 | Transforming Ninja Arashi | 3
1973–74 | 買厄懸場帖 九頭竜 | Baiyaku Kakebachou Kuzuryuu | 3
1972–74 | キカイダー | Kikaider | 6
1973–74 | イナズマン | Inazuman | 4
1974–75 | 星の子チョビン | Chobin the Star Child | 1
1975–76 | 秘密戦隊ゴレンジャー | Himitsu Sentai Gorenger | 2
1976–78 | ギルガメッシュ | Gilgamesh | 6
1977–78 | 多羅尾伴内 七つの顔をもつ男 | The Man With Seven Faces | 5
1979–81 | 幻魔大戦 -神話前夜の章 | Genma Wars: Eve of Mythology | 3
1983–84 | 八百八町表裏 化粧師 | 808 Ward Inside and Out: Make-Up Artist | 3
1984–98 | Hotel | Hotel | 37
1986 | マンガ日本経済入門 | Japan Inc.: An Introduction to Japanese Economics | 2
1986–87 | 北斎 | Hokusai | 3
1987–88 | 仮面ライダーBlack | Kamen Rider Black | 6
1988 | 人間の條件 | The Human Condition | 4
1989–94 | 仮面ライダーZO | Kamen Rider ZO | 1
1992 | ゼルダの伝説～神々のトライフォース | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 1
1994 | 古事記 (石ノ森章太郎) | Kojiki | 1
1996–97 | シャーロック・ホームズシリーズ | Sherlock Holmes Series | 10
1997–98 | ドッグワールド | Dog World | 3

## References[edit]

1. ^ Brubaker, Charles (13 November 2013). "That Strange, Strange Little Girl: "Sarutobi Ecchan"(1971)". Cartoon Research. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
3. ^ Yadao, Jason S. (2009). The rough guide to Manga (1st ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858285610. OCLC 421814256.
4. ^ Shimamoto, Kazuhiko (2002). The Skull man. Ishinomori, Shōtarō, 1938-1998., Yoshimoto, Ray. Los Angeles, Calif.: Tokyopop. ISBN 9781931514651. OCLC 52120460.
5. ^ "Flying Phantom Ship (movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
6. ^ "Sightseeing in Ishinomaki". Retrieved 29 August 2009.
7. ^ "Most comics published by one author". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
8. ^ "Katsuhiro Otomo On Creating 'Akira' And Designing The Coolest Bike In All Of Manga And Anime". Forbes. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
9. ^ "An Interview with Urasawa Naoki a Master of Manga". Otaku News. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
10. ^ "Tetsuo Hara On 'Fist Of The North Star' And His Enduring Love Of Manga". Forbes. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
11. ^ "Legendary Creator Nagai Go - ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION | NHK WORLD-JAPAN". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
12. ^ "The Skull Man (Tokyopop)". Whakoom. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
13. ^ "[Translation] Keiko Takemiya: What Jun Taught Me". Hakutaku. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
14. ^ "AN "OFF TO THE SIDE" ARTIST - Discuss Japan". www.japanpolicyforum.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
15. ^ "『スーパーヒーロー戦記』本予告で物語の全貌が明らかに、鈴木福がゲスト出演「3歳の頃から大大大好き」" (in Japanese). Mynavi. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
16. ^ "「スーパーヒーロー戦記」鈴木福は石ノ森章太郎の墓参りして撮影、新ライダー情報も" (in Japanese). Natalie. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Anime and manga portal

* Ishimori Production Inc. – Official website (in Japanese)
* Ishimori Production Inc. – Official website
* Ishimori Production Inc. – Official website (in French)
* Mangattan Museum website (in Japanese)
* Shotaro Ishinomori Complete Comic Works (in Japanese)
* Shotaro Ishinomori Memorial Museum – Official website (in Japanese)
* Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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Kamen Rider

Created by Shotaro Ishinomori

Shōwa era series|

* Kamen Rider (1971–1973)
* V3 (1973–1974)
* X (1974)
* Amazon (1974–1975)
* Stronger (1975)
* Skyrider (1979–1980)
* Super-1 (1980–1981)
* Black (1987–1988)
* Black RX (1988–1989)

Heisei era series|

* Kuuga (2000–2001)
* Agito (2001–2002)
* Ryuki (2002–2003)
* 555 (2003–2004)
* Blade (2004–2005)
* Hibiki (2005–2006)
* Kabuto (2006–2007)
* Den-O (2007–2008)
* Kiva (2008–2009)
* Decade (2009)
* W (2009–2010)
* OOO (2010–2011)
* Fourze (2011–2012)
* Wizard (2012–2013)
* Gaim (2013–2014)
* Drive (2014–2015)
* Ghost (2015–2016)
* Ex-Aid (2016–2017)
* Build (2017–2018)
* Zi-O (2018–2019)

Reiwa era series|

* Zero-One (2019–2020)
* Saber (2020–2021)
* Revice (2021–2022)
* Geats (2022–2023)
* Gotchard (2023–2024)
* Gavv (2024-2025)

TVSP|

* ZX (1984)
* G (2009)

Original films|

* vs. Shocker (1972)
* Shin: Prologue (1992)
* ZO (1993)
* J (1994)
* World (1994)
* The First (2005)
* The Next (2007)
* Kamen Rider 1 (2016)
* Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

Video games|

* Compati Hero series
* SD the Great Battle
* Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha
* Battle Racers
* Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition
* Charinko Hero
* Great Battle Fullblast
* Super Hero Generation
* The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO (1994)
* Kamen Rider Battle (2008-onwards)
* Climax series (2009 - 2018)
* Rider Generation/Revolution (2011-2016)
* Battride War (2013-2016)
* Memory of Heroez (2020)

Manga and light novels|

* Spirits (2001–present)
* Fuuto PI (2017–present)
* 913 (2019–2022)
* Ohiru no Shocker-san (2021–present)

Other media|

* SD
* Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider
* Amazons (2016–2017)
* Black Sun (2022)
* Outsiders (2022-present)

American series|

* Masked Rider (1995–1996)
* Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008–2009)

See also|

* Skull Man
* Cyborg 009
* Kikaider
* Super Hero Time
* Rangers Strike
* Super Sentai
* Metal Hero
* Pretty Cure
* Shichisei Tōshin Guyferd
* Rider Chips
* Kamen Rider Girls
* SciFi Japan TV
* S.I.C.
* Hanuman and the Five Riders

* v
* t
* e

Super Sentai

Based on Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975–1977) by Shotaro Ishinomori

Shōwa era series|

* Gorenger (1975–1977)
* J.A.K.Q. (1977)
* Battle Fever J (1979–1980)
* Denjiman (1980–1981)
* Sun Vulcan (1981–1982)
* Goggle-V (1982–1983)
* Dynaman (1983–1984)
* Bioman (1984–1985)
* Changeman (1985–1986)
* Flashman (1986–1987)
* Maskman (1987–1988)
* Liveman (1988–1989)

Heisei era series|

* Turboranger (1989–1990)
* Fiveman (1990–1991)
* Jetman (1991–1992)
* Zyuranger (1992–1993)
* Dairanger (1993–1994)
* Kakuranger (1994–1995)
* Ohranger (1995–1996)
* Carranger (1996–1997)
* Megaranger (1997–1998)
* Gingaman (1998–1999)
* GoGoFive (1999–2000)
* Timeranger (2000–2001)
* Gaoranger (2001–2002)
* Hurricaneger (2002–2003)
* Abaranger (2003–2004)
* Dekaranger (2004–2005)
* Magiranger (2005–2006)
* Boukenger (2006–2007)
* Gekiranger (2007–2008)
* Go-onger (2008–2009)
* Shinkenger (2009–2010)
* Goseiger (2010–2011)
* Gokaiger (2011–2012)
* Go-Busters (2012–2013)
* Kyoryuger (2013–2014)
* ToQger (2014–2015)
* Ninninger (2015–2016)
* Zyuohger (2016–2017)
* Kyuranger (2017–2018)
* Lupinranger VS Patranger (2018–2019)
* Ryusoulger (2019–2020)

Reiwa era series|

* Kiramager (2020–2021)
* Zenkaiger (2021–2022)
* Donbrothers (2022–2023)
* King-Ohger (2023–2024)
* Boonboomger (2024–2025)

Related media|

* Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!
* Akibaranger (2012–2013)
* Power Rangers
* Sport Ranger
* France Five
* Gatchaman
* Kyoryuger Brave (2017)
* Super Sentai Strongest Battle (2019)
* The High School Heroes (2021)

See also|

* Super Hero Time
* Rangers Strike
* Project.R
* Dice-O
* Spider-Man
* Kamen Rider
* Metal Hero
* Ninja Captor
* Pretty Cure
* Chouseishin Series
* Enban Sensō Bankid

Category

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Power Rangers

Based on Super Sentai (by Shotaro Ishinomori and Toei Company)

Media|

| TV series
(1993–2007,
2008–2023)|

| Saban
Entertainment|

* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
* 2010 re-version
* Alien Rangers
* Zeo
* Turbo
* in Space
* Lost Galaxy
* Lightspeed Rescue
* Time Force

|

Disney|

* Wild Force
* Ninja Storm
* Dino Thunder
* S.P.D.
* Mystic Force
* Operation Overdrive
* Jungle Fury
* RPM

Saban Brands|

* Samurai & Super Samurai
* Megaforce & Super Megaforce
* Dino Charge & Dino Super Charge
* Ninja Steel & Super Ninja Steel

Hasbro|

* Beast Morphers
* Dino Fury
* Cosmic Fury

Films|

* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
* Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
* Power Rangers
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

Web series|

* Power Rangers Hyperforce

Video
games|

* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD)
* The Movie
* The Fighting Edition
* Zeo: Battle Racers
* Lightspeed Rescue
* Time Force
* Wild Force
* Ninja Storm
* Dino Thunder
* S.P.D.
* Super Legends
* Nickelodeon Super Brawl
* Mega Battle
* Legacy Wars
* Battle for the Grid

Comics|

* Boom! Studios series
* Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
* "Shattered Grid"
* "Necessary Evil"
* "Unlimited Power"
* "Recharged"

Others|

* "Day of the Dumpster" (series premiere)
* "Go Go Power Rangers" (theme song)
* Power/Rangers (fan film)
* "Power Rangers" (song)
* A Rock Adventure
* World Tour Live on Stage
* Collectible Card Game
* List of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers home video releases

Universe|

* Characters

Related media|

* Spider-Man (Toei)
* Takuya Yamashiro
* VR Troopers
* Masked Rider
* Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
* Big Bad Beetleborgs
* Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
* Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog
* Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
* Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
* Van-Pires
* Los Luchadores
* Power Rangers Dino Force Brave (South Korea)

* v
* t
* e

Works of Shotaro Ishinomori

* 009-1
* Akumaizer 3
* Brother Fist Byclosser
* Choujin Bibyun
* Cyborg 009
* Daitetsujin 17
* Flying Phantom Ship
* Ganbare!! Robocon
* Genma Taisen
* Gilgamesh
* Henshin Ninja Arashi
* Inazuman
* Kaiketsu Zubat
* Kamen Rider
* Kikaider
* Message from Space: Galactic Wars
* Miracle Giants Dome-kun
* Nebula Mask Machineman
* Rainbow Sentai Robin
* Robot Detective
* Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae
* Sarutobi Ecchan
* Skull Man
* Space Ironman Kyodain
* Super Sentai Series
* Voicelugger
* Toei Fushigi Comedy Series

* v
* t
* e

Shogakukan Manga Award – General

1950s|

* Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955)
* Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956)
* Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957)
* Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958)
* Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)

1960s|

* Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961)
* Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962)
* Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963)
* Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964)
* Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965)
* Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967)
* Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968)
* Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)

1970s|

* Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970)
* Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971)
* Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972)
* Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973)
* The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974)
* Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975)
* Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976)
* Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977)
* Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978)
* Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)

1980s|

* Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980)
* Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981)
* Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982)
* Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983)
* Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984)
* Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985)
* Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986)
* Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987)
* Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988)
* Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)

1990s|

* F by Noboru Rokuda (1990)
* Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991)
* Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992)
* Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993)
* Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994)
* Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995)
* Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996)
* Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997)
* Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)

2000s|

* Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000)
* Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001)
* 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002)
* Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003)
* Iryū by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004)
* A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005)
* Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006)
* Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007)
* Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008)
* Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)

2010s|

* Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010)
* Kids on the Slope by Yuki Kodama (2011)
* I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012)
* Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013)
* Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014)
* Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015)
* Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka and Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda (2016)
* After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki and Kūbo Ibuki by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2017)
* Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto and Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu by Haruko Kashiwagi (2018)
* Aoashi by Yūgo Kobayashi and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka (2019)

2020s|

* Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano and Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu (2020)
* Nigatsu no Shōsha by Shiho Takase and Don't Call It Mystery by Yumi Tamura (2021)
* Medalist by Tsurumaikada (2022)

* Categories (until 2022):
* General
* Shōnen
* Shōjo
* Children

* 2023–

* v
* t
* e

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize|

| 1990s|

* Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997)
* Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998)
* Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

|

2000s|

* Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000)
* Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001)
* Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002)
* Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003)
* Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004)
* Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005)
* Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006)
* Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007)
* Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008)
* Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010)
* Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsuzamurai (2011)
* Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012)
* Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013)
* Chica Umino for March Comes In like a Lion (2014)
* Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015)
* Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016)
* Fusako Kuramochi for Hana ni Somu (2017)
* Satoru Noda for Golden Kamuy (2018)
* Shinobu Arima for Jitterbug The Forties (2019)

2020s|

* Kan Takahama for Nyx no Lantern (2020)
* Kazumi Yamashita for Land (2021)
* Uoto for Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2022)
* Kiwa Irie for Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (2023)
* Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori for PLINIVS (2024)

Special
Award|

| 1990s|

* Toshio Naiki (1997)
* Shotaro Ishinomori (1998)
* Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

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2000s|

* Frederik L. Schodt (2000)
* Akira Maruyuma (2001)
* Shigeru Mizuki (2003)
* Tarō Minamoto (2004)
* Kawasaki City Museum (2005)
* Kousei Ono (2006)
* International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010)
* Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012)
* Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014)
* Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015)
* Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016)
* Osamu Akimoto for Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (2017)
* Tetsuya Chiba for Ashita no Joe (2018)
* Takao Saito for Golgo 13 (2019)

2020s|

* Machiko Hasegawa for Sazae-san (2020)
* Koyoharu Gotouge for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2021)
* Kazuo Umezu for Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (2023)
* COMITIA (2024)

Award for
Excellence|

* Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
* Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
* Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
* Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
* Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
* Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award|

* Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
* Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
* Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
* Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
* Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
* Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize|

* Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009)
* Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
* Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
* Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
* Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)
* Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2014)
* Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015)
* Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016)
* Haruko Kumota for Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017)
* Paru Itagaki for Beastars (2018)
* Sansuke Yamada for Areyo Hoshikuzu (2019)
* Rettō Tajima for Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (2020)
* Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2021)
* Natsuko Taniguchi for Kyōshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun wa Hajimaru and Konya Sukiyaki da yo (2022)
* Ganpu for Danchōtei Nichijō (2023)
* Akihito Sakaue for Kanda Gokura-chō Shokunin-Banashi (2024)

Short Story
Award|

* Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
* Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
* Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
* Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan!, Onna no Mado (2006)
* Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
* Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
* Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
* Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
* Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
* Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
* Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)
* Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014)
* Sensha Yoshida (2015)
* Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016)
* Kahoru Fukaya for Yomawari Neko (2017)
* Taro Yabe for Oya-san to Boku (2018)
* Ken Koyama for Little Miss P (2019)
* Yama Wayama for Captivated, by You (2020)
* Hiroko Nobara for Kieta Mama Tomo and Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen (2021)
* Izumi Okaya for Ii Toshi o and Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai (2022)
* Ebine Yamaji for Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa (2023)
* Miri Masuda for Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō (2024)

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