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Yoshitaka Amano

1952 - Today

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Yoshitaka Amano (Japanese: 天野 喜孝, born March 26, 1952) is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman, Honeybee Hutch, and Casshern. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshitaka Amano has received more than 1,097,810 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshitaka Amano is the 51st most popular artist, the 663rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 680th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Artist.

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  • 27

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  • 4.58

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  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 51 out of 125. Before him are Theo Jansen, Bill Viola, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Hasui Kawase, and William Etty. After him are Bruno Munari, Gottfried Helnwein, Judy Chicago, James Montgomery Flagg, Sennedjem, and Vito Acconci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 142. Before him are Lars Peter Hansen, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Dirceu, Chuck Lorre, and Roger Y. Tsien. After him are Paul Reubens, Rex Tillerson, Marilyn Chambers, David A. Stewart, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, and Petar Stoyanov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 663 out of 6,245. Before him are Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866), Takashi Miike (1960), Shigenori Tōgō (1882), and Kazu Naoki (1918). After him are Kazuyo Sejima (1956), Shogo Kamo (1915), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Machiko Kyō (1924), and Hidesaburō Ueno (1872).

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Among ARTISTS In Japan

Among artists born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 6. Before him are Hokusai (1760), Yoko Ono (1933), Hiroshige (1797), Akira Yoshizawa (1911), and Hasui Kawase (1883). After him are Yoshitomo Nara (1959), and Tatsuki Fujimoto (1993).

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