Osamu Tezuka

Writing - Born Nov 3, 1928 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan - Died Feb 9, 1989

Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, Tezuka Osamu) is a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.