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Naoki Urasawa was born on 2 January 1960 in Fuchu, Japan. He is a writer, known for 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008), Pluto (2023) and Master Keaton (1998).- Writer
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A Famous Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Bleach, which has sold over 120 million copies as of 2018.
Kubo was born on June 26, 1977 in Hiroshima Prefecture, where his father worked as a town council member. In elementary school, he had already decided to become a manga artist, due to reading the manga Saint Seiya.
His first one-shot was "Ultra Unholy Hearted Machine", written for the Weekly Shonen Jump in 1996. Then He wrote his first manga Zombiepowder, which was also published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999. It ran a short 27 chapters before being canceled in 2000. According to the author's commentary, Kubo was in a state of severe emotional trauma when he wrote it.
His next series, Bleach, about a high school student who becomes a shinigami and fights creatures known as Hollows, began running in the same magazine in 2001. Kubo initially expected the series' serialization to continue no longer than five years. The original story concept was submitted to Weekly Shonen Jump shortly after the cancellation of Zombiepowder, but was rejected. Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball, saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo.
Bleach Manga ran for 15 years of serialization and reached over 686 chapters from 2001 to 2016. Additionally, an anime adaptation of the series was broadcast in TV Tokyo for 8 years from 2004 to 2012, spanning over 366 episodes. The manga was named a winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award for its category in 2004.
Kubo and Makoto Matsubara have co-authored two novelizations of the Bleach series, which were published by Shueisha under their Jump Books label.
The first Bleach movie was released in Japan on December 16, 2006, followed by a second movie on December 22, 2007, a third on December 13, 2008, and a fourth on December 4, 2010.
Kubo also appeared in the episode 112 of the Japanese radio program of Bleach B-Station. In that program, Kubo was interviewed by Masakazu Morita, voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, the main character of Bleach, and answered several questions from fans.
On July 26, 2008, Kubo went to the United States for the first time and made an appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con International.
Kubo provided character designs for Madhouse's anime adaptations of Ango Sakaguchi's Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's The Spider's Thread, and Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, which are parts of the Aoi Bungaku series.- Rio Matsumoto was born on October 22, 1982 in Fuchu-shi Tokyo Japan.
Her birth name is Chiyo Konno. In 1994 at the age of 11, she was
recruited while walking through Harajuku district of Tokyo. She first
made her debut under the name Megumi Matsumoto, and starred in many TV
drama and commercials during this period. She starred in over 20
commercials ranging from instant noodle to cosmetics. Then in 1999 she
announced that she will be retiring so she can attend high school on a
non-celebrity status. During this period, she was seen doing part time
job at a local super market as an ordinary high school student. In 2002
after her graduation from high school, she made her second debut this
time under the name Rio Matsumoto. Since then she's starred in over 20
TV dramas including a role as Reika Ryuzaki in "Esu wo nerae!" which
won her critical acclaim for perfect portrayal of this character. Since
2004 she's also been modeling for the fashion magazine "Ray", and also
made her debut as a fashion designer in 2007 designing her own line of
wedding dresses. Rio Matsumoto is continuing as actress, model, and a
fashion designer in her multi-talented career. - Actor
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Izam was born on 23 April 1972 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Wizard (2012), Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (1998) and Trick (2000). He has been married to Miho Yoshioka since 17 November 2006. He was previously married to Hinano Yoshikawa.- Tomomi Kasai was born on 16 November 1991 in Fuchu, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kamen Rider W (2009), Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate (2010) and Kamen Rider Movie War 2010: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider W & Decade (2009).
- Ikku Jippensha was born in 1765 in Fuchû, Suruga, Japan. Ikku was a writer, known for Yajîkita kohen (1921), Yajîkita: zenpen (1921) and Tonosama - Yaji kita (1960). Ikku died on 12 September 1831.
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Osamu Kobayashi was born on 9 January 1945 in Fuchu, Japan. He is a director, known for Gad Guard (2003), Anime Rakugo Kan (1992) and Kimagure Orange Road (1985).- Mitsuko Yorichika was born on 1 August 1955 in Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Hideyoshi (1996) and Star 1001 Ya (1959). She was married to Haruo Shikanai. She died on 17 May 2009 in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
- Ryûnosuke Kawai was born on 23 May 1983 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Death Note (2006), Kamen Rider W (2009) and Live (2014).