[caption id="attachment_82466" align="aligncenter" width="352" caption="Jungle Taitei Leo in 1950"][/caption]
When you think of Japan, you probably think of manga. �There are many manga artists in Japan, but you can never forget about the authors who built the foundation of Japanese manga and changed Japanese manga history.
Below is the ranking of "Manga authors who changed Japanese manga history" by Oricon.
1. Tezuka Osamu - Jungle Taitei Leo (Jungle emperor Leo), Tetsuwan ATOM (Astro Boy)
2. Toriyama Akira - Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball
3. Fujiko F Fujio - Pa-man, Doraemon
4. Oda Eiichiro - ONE PIECE
5. Inoue Takehiko - Slam Dunk, Vagabond
6. Mizuki Shigeru - Ge ge ge no Kitaro, Yamato
7. Akatsuka Fujio - Tensai Bakabon, Himitsu no Akko-chan
8. Hasegawa Machiko - Sazae-san
9. Miyazaki Hayao (as a author of manga) - Kaze no tani no Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
10. Akimoto Osamu - Kochira Katsushika-ku kamearikouen mae hashutsujo
10. Urasawa Naoki - Yawara!, Nijusseiki Shonen (20th century boys)
[caption id="attachment_82468" align="aligncenter" width="276" caption="Tetsuwan ATOM in 1952"][/caption]
Source: Oricon style
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