Artist · Japan

1922 to 2015

In their own script

“水木しげる”

Shigeru Mizuki.

mangaka · comics creator

Japan, 1922 to 2015

In short

Shigeru Mura (Japanese: 武良 茂, Hepburn: Mura Shigeru; March 8, 1922, November 30, 2015), best known by his pen name Shigeru Mizuki (水木 しげる, Mizuki Shigeru), was a Japanese manga artist, illustrator and folklorist. He is best known for popularizing and reviving interest in yōkai, supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore, especially through his most famous series GeGeGe no Kitarō. Raised in Sakaiminato, Mizuki developed an early interest in art and the supernatural.

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Biodata

Born
1922, Kohama
Died
2015, Kyorin University Hospital
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Active
1960 to 1988
Work
mangaka, comics creator, writer
Career

Shigeru Mizuki, in numbers

Years active
GeGeGe no Kitarō, 1960Akuma-kun, 1966Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, 1973Showa: A History of Japan, 19884works
Works by year, 1960 to 1988. Known for
2works1960s1980s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1960s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Shigeru Mizuki

Cover of GeGeGe no KitarōCover of Akuma-kunCover of Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Known for

The essential Shigeru Mizuki