Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki (1922–2015) was one of Japan’s most respected artists. A creative prodigy, he lost an arm in World War II. After the war, Mizuki became one of the founders of Japan’s latest craze—manga. He invented the yokai genre with GeGeGe no Kitaro, his most famous character, who has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. In fact, a new anime series has been made every decade since 1968, capturing the imaginations of generations of Japanese children. A researcher of yokai and a real-life ghost hunter, Mizuki traveled to over sixty countries to engage in fieldwork based on spirit folklore. In his hometown of Sakaiminato, one can find Shigeru Mizuki Road, a street decorated with bronze statues of his Kitaro characters.

Featured Book
Eisner Award
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for Showa 1953-1989
Harvey Award
Nominated for Best American Edition of Foreign Material for Showa 1953-1989
Texas Library Association Award
Maverick Graphic Novel for Kitaro
Eisner Award
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for Showa 1944-1953
Eisner Award
Nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for Showa 1926-1939
Harvey Award
Nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for Showa 1926-1939
Eisner Award
Nominated for Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for NonNonBa
Eisner Award
Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia for Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Eisner Award
Nominated for Best Reality-Based Work for Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
Festival de la BD d'Angoulême
Prix du Meilleur Album for NonNonBa
The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Special Award for NonNonBa
Kodansha Manga Award
General Award for Showa 1926-1939
ALA / YALSA
Best Graphic Novels for Adults for Tono Monogatari
January 16, 2022
Authored by Shigeru Mizuki, it is the author’s actual experience during his time in World War II while he was stat...
December 10, 2021
This impressive tome is another masterwork from yokai king Mizuki. His take on the classic Japanese supernatural text b...
March 21, 2022
Here’s a story about Mizuki Shigeru’s comics. I occasionally do translation battles with my friend Jay Rubin, who is a translator…
March 9, 2022
The legendary mangaka Shigeru Mizuki would have turned 100 years old on March 8th. A beloved national treasure of Japan, we…