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| - Shotaro Ishinomori(石ノ森 章太郎Ishinomori Shōtarō, January 25, 1938—January 28, 1998) was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and the Kamen Rider Series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon. He was born Shotaro Onodera(小野寺 章太郎Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori(石森 章太郎Ishimori Shōtarō) before 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori with "ノ".
- He was born as Shotaro Onodera (小野寺 章太郎 Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori (石森 章太郎 Ishimori Shōtarō) before 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori, only with the inclusion of the "no" (ノ "no") katakana.
- He was one of the pioneers of manga when it first started to spawn big in Japan. His earliest manga was called "Nikyu Tenshi" in 1954. Ishinomori was mentored by the "God of Manga", Osamu Tezuka, whom today still outranks Ishinomori as the top manga artist of all time. In 1971, his manga Kamen Rider was syndicated as a TV series, which ended up as a huge success and spawned into a large franchise. A few years later, Ishinomori became co-creator of Gorenger and J.A.K.Q. . Both series would later become known as the starting point of the Super Sentai franchise.
- Cyborg 009, created in 1963, became the first superpowered hero team created in Japan, featuring nine cybernetic warriors. That same year, Kazumasa Hirai and Jiro Kuwata created Japan's first android superhero, 8 Man (which predated Ishinomori's Kikaider by nine years). The success of the tokusatsu superhero TV series Kamen Rider, produced by Toei Company Ltd. in 1971, led to the birth of the "Transforming" (henshin) superhero (human-sized superheroes who transform by doing a pose, and use martial arts to fight henchmen and the weekly monster), and resulted in many sequel shows to this day. Ishinomori then created many similar superhero dramas, which were once again all produced by Toei or in Sarutobi Ecchan's case Toei Animation, including Android Kikaider, Henshin Ninja Arashi, Inazuman,
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| - He was one of the pioneers of manga when it first started to spawn big in Japan. His earliest manga was called "Nikyu Tenshi" in 1954. Ishinomori was mentored by the "God of Manga", Osamu Tezuka, whom today still outranks Ishinomori as the top manga artist of all time. In 1971, his manga Kamen Rider was syndicated as a TV series, which ended up as a huge success and spawned into a large franchise. A few years later, Ishinomori became co-creator of Gorenger and J.A.K.Q. . Both series would later become known as the starting point of the Super Sentai franchise. Shotaro Ishinomori continued to publish manga until he passed away from heart failure in 1998. Even though he is gone, today people still appreciate his works. His company Ishimori Productions continues in making media based off of his works, while Kamen Rider & Super Sentai continue on to this day.
- Shotaro Ishinomori(石ノ森 章太郎Ishinomori Shōtarō, January 25, 1938—January 28, 1998) was an influential figure in manga, anime and tokusatsu who created several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and the Kamen Rider Series. He was twice awarded by the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon. He was born Shotaro Onodera(小野寺 章太郎Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori(石森 章太郎Ishimori Shōtarō) before 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori with "ノ".
- He was born as Shotaro Onodera (小野寺 章太郎 Onodera Shōtarō) in Tome, Miyagi, and was also known as Shotaro Ishimori (石森 章太郎 Ishimori Shōtarō) before 1986, when he changed his family name to Ishinomori, only with the inclusion of the "no" (ノ "no") katakana.
- Cyborg 009, created in 1963, became the first superpowered hero team created in Japan, featuring nine cybernetic warriors. That same year, Kazumasa Hirai and Jiro Kuwata created Japan's first android superhero, 8 Man (which predated Ishinomori's Kikaider by nine years). The success of the tokusatsu superhero TV series Kamen Rider, produced by Toei Company Ltd. in 1971, led to the birth of the "Transforming" (henshin) superhero (human-sized superheroes who transform by doing a pose, and use martial arts to fight henchmen and the weekly monster), and resulted in many sequel shows to this day. Ishinomori then created many similar superhero dramas, which were once again all produced by Toei or in Sarutobi Ecchan's case Toei Animation, including Android Kikaider, Henshin Ninja Arashi, Inazuman, Robotto Keiji, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (the first Super Sentai series), Kaiketsu Zubat, Akumaizer 3, Sarutobi Ecchan, the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series and countless others. He even created popular children's shows such as Hoshi no Ko Chobin (Chobin, Child of the Stars, 1974, a co-production with Studio Zero which was a major success on Italian television), and Ganbare!! Robokon. From 1967 to 1970, the manga 009-1 was serialized in the Futabasha publication Weekly Manga Action. It was written and illustrated by Ishinomori. There was a television drama of it in 1969 and eventually an anime in 2006. Ishinomori's art is quite reminiscent of that of his mentor, Osamu Tezuka. The true story of his first meeting with Tezuka was illustrated in a short four-page tale drawn up as supplementary material for the 1970s Astro Boy manga reprints. Around 1955, Ishinomori submitted work to a contest seeking new talent in the magazine, Manga Shōnen. Tezuka was impressed by his drawings and sent a telegraph to Ishinomori, asking him to work as his assistant with Astro Boy. In the American release, this story can be seen in Volume 15, along with Ishinomori's earliest work on the "Electro" story arc. After graduating from high school in 1956 Ishinomori moved to Tokiwa-so with Tezuka, and lived there until the end of 1961. Ishinomori also illustrated a comic adaptation of the Super NES video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which was produced for the American publication Nintendo Power. The comic consisted of 12 chapters, which were serialized from January 1992 (Volume 32) to December 1992 (Volume 43). The comic was republished as a graphic novel collection in 1993.
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