WRITER

Takeshi Shudo

1949 - 2010

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Takeshi Shudo (首藤 剛志, Shudō Takeshi, (August 18, 1949 – October 29, 2010) was a Japanese scriptwriter and novelist. His major works include anime Space Warrior Baldios, the Magical Princess Minky Momo series, and Pokémon, of which he created the Pokémon Lugia. He had a reputation for his witty dialogue and was known for the unusual next episode previews in the series he served as chief writer for. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takeshi Shudo has received more than 204,844 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Takeshi Shudo is the 5,114th most popular writer (down from 4,380th in 2019), the 1,303rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,120th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 200k

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  • 54.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Takeshi Shudo ranks 5,114 out of 7,302Before him are Kiki Dimoula, Alan Dean Foster, Rafael Cadenas, György Faludy, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, and Jack Finney. After him are Anton Buttigieg, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Stanislav Stratiev, Jonathan Stroud, Frank Norris, and Ama Ata Aidoo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Takeshi Shudo ranks 479Before him are Pavel Lungin, Lori Sandri, Efua Dorkenoo, Brian Yuzna, Carlo Petrini, and Burghart Klaußner. After him are Patrick Nève, Zlatko Mateša, Farida Jalal, Nasser Hejazi, Noli de Castro, and Loretta Devine. Among people deceased in 2010, Takeshi Shudo ranks 296Before him are Nino Defilippis, Pedro Dellacha, Luigi Padovese, Philippe Séguin, Geoffrey Burbidge, and Kathryn Grayson. After him are Raúl Belén, Eino Tamberg, Edoardo Sanguineti, Walter Rudin, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, and Dorothy Provine.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takeshi Shudo ranks 1,303 out of 6,245Before him are Mamoru Mohri (1948), Masaru Uchiyama (1957), Riichi Yokomitsu (1898), Maya Yoshida (1988), Kazuo Saito (1951), and Hironobu Kageyama (1961). After him are Toshiyuki Morikawa (1967), Shu Kamo (1939), Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Akira Yamaoka (1968), Ukyo Katayama (1963), and Sakai Toshihiko (1871).

Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Takeshi Shudo ranks 102Before him are Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), Koji Suzuki (1957), Yoko Tawada (1960), Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886), Shōhei Ōoka (1909), and Riichi Yokomitsu (1898). After him are Kenjirō Tokutomi (1868), Takashi Tezuka (1960), Kitamura Tokoku (1868), Aya Kitō (1962), Michio Mado (1909), and Marie Kondo (1984).