Tumblr (3.0; @nellehcar424)http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41eacC9u91ruc0dpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Inoue Takehiko<br/>Official Website: <a href="http://www.itplanning.co.jp/%C2%A0">http://www.itplanning.co.jp/ </a><br/><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p> <p> 井上雄彥 is a Japanese<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_artist" title="Manga artist">manga artist</a>, best known for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> manga <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Dunk_(manga)" title="Slam Dunk (manga)">Slam Dunk</a></em>, which has become a success both in Japan and overseas. Many of his works are about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport, and many Japanese children started to play basketball because they read the manga. This in turn helped make basketball popular in Japan and across East Asia.</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Inoue has been drawing manga mainly in male-oriented magazines. His name is ordered as <em>Takehiko Inoue</em>on his books sold in North America through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viz_Media" title="Viz Media">Viz Media</a> (<em>Vagabond,</em> <em>Slam Dunk,</em> and <em>Real</em>), although <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutsoon!_Entertainment" title="Gutsoon! Entertainment">Gutsoon! Entertainment</a>’s earlier <em>Slam Dunk</em> translations in North America used <em>Inoue Takehiko</em>.</span> </p>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/23069162707http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/23069162707Mon, 14 May 2012 19:51:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41e6yeJNw1ruc0dpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Osamu Tezuka’s self portrait<br/><span class="Apple-style-span"><br/></span><span class="Apple-style-span">手塚 治虫</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> was a Japanese <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoonist" title="Cartoonist">cartoonist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangaka" title="Mangaka">manga artist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animator" title="Animator">animator</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_producer" title="Movie producer">producer</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activist" title="Activist">activist</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_doctor" title="Medical doctor">medical doctor</a>, although he never practiced medicine. Born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Prefecture" title="Osaka Prefecture">Osaka Prefecture</a>, he is best known as the creator of <em><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1960s)" title="Astro Boy (1960s)">Astro Boy</a></em>, <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion" title="Kimba the White Lion">Kimba the White Lion</a></em> and <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_(manga)" title="Black Jack (manga)">Black Jack</a></em>. He is often credited as the “Godfather of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">Anime</a>”, and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a>, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as “the father of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a>”, “the god of comics”<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Patten2004_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka#cite_note-Patten2004-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> and “<em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami" title="Kami">kamisama</a></em> of manga”.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sankei20091103_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka#cite_note-sankei20091103-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> His grave is located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>’s Souzen-ji Temple Cemetery.</span> </p>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/23069006492http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/23069006492Mon, 14 May 2012 19:49:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tv2okuuS1ruc0dpo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Dark Shadow</p>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22801697671http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22801697671Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tutnJP1m1ruc0dpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ahahaha</p>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22801339210http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22801339210Thu, 10 May 2012 18:08:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tugbU3Wk1ruc0dpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22800790705http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22800790705Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3tuc7Nw3d1ruc0dpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22800626645http://nellehcar424.tumblr.com/post/22800626645Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:43 -0400