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Encyclopedia > Mizuki Shigeru

Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる b. March 8, 1922 Yonago, Tottori) is a Japanese manga author. March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Yonago (米子市; -shi) is a city located in the southest in Tottori, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. ... Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ... Mangaka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist/cartoonist. ...


Shigeru Mizuki specializes in stories including yokai or tengu. Yōkai (Often spelled Youkai, Japanese: 妖怪) (apparitions, spirits or demons) are class of creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune. ... Tengu (天狗) are minor kami found in Japanese folklore. ...

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Biography

Lost his right arm in World War II, and taught himself to draw with his left.


Manga Works

  • Gegege no Kitaro - about Kitaro, a young ghoul boy who fights monsters. The spirit of his father inhabits one of his eyes, which walks around on its own
  • Akuma-kun
  • Kappa no sanpei youkai daisakusen

Related Works

  • an anime was based on Gegege no Kitaro and was aired on television
  • a video game was also based on Gegege no Kitaro for the Nintendo

A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Nintendo Corporation, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is translated roughly as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories; TSE: NTDOY) was originally founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese...

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It's also, in my opinion, a great example of Japan in and of itself.
Hands down the master of horror and supernatural manga, Mizuki Shigeru is also a foremost expert on yokai (Japanese mythological creatures) and myths.
His site and works have been invaluable to my research!
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