Shigeru Mizuki

Japanese manga artist (1922-2015)

Shigeru Mizuki (水木 しげる, Mizuki Shigeru, March 8, 1922 – November 30, 2015) was a Japanese manga artist. He was born in Sakaiminato, Tottori. Mizuki was mostly known for his Japanese horror manga GeGeGe no Kitarō.

Shigeru Mizuki
水木 しげる
Shigeru Mizuki in 1940
Born
Shigeru Mura

(1922-03-08)March 8, 1922
DiedNovember 30, 2015(2015-11-30) (aged 93)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Known forWriter, penciller, inker, manga artist,
Notable workGeGeGe no Kitaro
Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Akuma-kun
Showa: A History of Japan

Mizuki died from a heart attack in Tokyo, Japan, aged 93.[1]

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  • "Drawing from Experience", Japan Times, February 6, 2005, last accessed in March 22, 2012.
  • Mizuki Production website
  • Sakaiminato: The town where you can meet Kitaro Archived 2005-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  • Shigeru Mizuki Road, Shigeru Mizuki Museum Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, photos
  • Japan Focus: War and Japan: The Non-Fiction Manga of Mizuki Shigeru
  • Thompson, Jason (May 3, 2013). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga Shigeru Mizuki". Anime News Network.