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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 1,012,870 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yoshitaka Amano is the 51st most popular artist, the 682nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 722nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Artist.

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  • 1.0M

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  • 54.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 51 out of 78Before him are Sennedjem, Marianne Brandt, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Bruno Munari, Bill Viola, and Dan Graham. After him are Gottfried Helnwein, Vito Acconci, Nikolay Shmatko, Hasui Kawase, Damien Hirst, and Robert Indiana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 128Before him are Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, Alfre Woodard, Fatos Nano, François Berléand, Christiane Taubira, and Jack W. Szostak. After him are Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Clive Barker, David A. Stewart, Rex Tillerson, Semyon Bychkov, and David Petraeus.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 682 out of 6,048Before him are Ii Naosuke (1815), Yasuo Haruyama (1906), Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927), Kazu Naoki (1918), Ueda Akinari (1734), and Motobu Chōki (1870). After him are Hōnen (1133), Nagakura Shinpachi (1839), Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Keisai Eisen (1790), Noritaka Hidaka (1947), and Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866).

Among ARTISTS In Japan

Among artists born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 5Before him are Hokusai (1760), Yoko Ono (1933), Hiroshige (1797), and Akira Yoshizawa (1911). After him are Yoshitomo Nara (1959).