

Osamu Tezuka is known as the “God of Manga.” He was the genius Japanese artist who pioneered manga and anime after WWII. He’s often compared to Walt Disney, but that’s a disservice to Tezuka —that’s how much he contributed and how influential he was.

Katsuhiro Otomo

Riyoko Ikeda

Naoki Urasawa

Go Nagai

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Masao Maruyama

Rintaro

Ada Palmer

Samuel Sattin

Jorge R. Gutierrez

Frederik L. Schodt

Helen McCarthy

Paul Pope

Roland Kelts