Ultraman is the most popular Seijin in both Japanese popular culture and the pop cultures of many nations in general.
by Snapper2001 May 15, 2023
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.
On December 1954, Shotaro 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, Shotaro Ishinomori worked on Astro Boy 3 and Alakazam the Great.4 In 1960, Shotaro Ishinomori published Flying Phantom Ship, which was later turned into an animated feature film in 1969.5
by Snapper2001 July 22, 2021
A Majimbo is an informal South African word for a guy. Sometimes used by men to refer to their male friends.
by Snapper2001 September 29, 2021
Rita Hayworth was the definitive 'Manufactured Celebrity ' of the 1940s. She had to undergo painful transformations that the film company liked.
by Snapper2001 March 28, 2018
Bathi ufuna i-beef skhokho, google iy’nkukhu my boi Uzoy’sutha induku, goloza ukhuthuzwe inyuku, Aikhona.
by Snapper2001 September 29, 2021
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American fiction writer best known for his celebrated and prolific output in the adventure and science-fiction genres.
by Snapper2001 October 01, 2018
Mitsuteru Yokoyama (横山 光輝, Yokoyama Mitsuteru, June 18, 1934 – April 15, 2004) was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma Ward of Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture. His personal name was originally spelled Mitsuteru (光照), with the same pronunciation. His works include Tetsujin 28-go (Aka Gigantor), Giant Robo, Akakage, Babel II, Sally the Witch, Princess Comet, and adaptations of the Chinese classics Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Mitsuteru Yokoyama entered the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation after graduation from high school, but quit his job before five months passed because there was no time to draw a manga. He found a new job as a publicity department member for a movie company based in Kobe and pursued his manga artist career on his free time.
by Snapper2001 July 22, 2021