History Creator / ShotaroIshinomori

* AuthorAvatar: In his manga Ishinomori would often pop up as a super-deformed, round headed bald character, sometimes as an CreatorCameo or as this trope. In some cases he would draw himself slightly more realistically, like in the 1978 manga [[https://i.imgur.com/tbrVpZq.png ''Peeping through a fusuma'']], where he appears in the prologue and epilogue AsHimself to provide the FramingDevice for the series, or in his [[https://i.imgur.com/SphtATw.jpg 1994 comedic adaptation]] of the [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Kojiki]], in which he [[Main/FromBeyondTheFourthWall appears for a couple of panels]] to make an AsideComment about a particular moment of the story, leaving O no Yasumaru confused about what just happened.
* CreatorCameo: He appears as a fisherman and MrExposition in the ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'' movie and a scientist in ''Film/ShinKamenRiderPrologue''.

* An OELManga [[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''

** In the original dub of DaikyouryuNoJidai he voiced the father of the main character.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: While each manga drawn by Ishinomori sported a CastOfSnowflakes, he also tended to reuse quite a few character models through his various series, with the [[Cyborg009 doctor Gilmore, 004]] and Jun lookalikes being the most recurring and recognizable ones. Partially justified due to the sheer quantity of stuff he drew in his career, and by how it would also be a visual cameo of his style.

* SameFaceDifferentName: In 1959 he illustrated a few [[Main/ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] manga using two different aliases - the first, ''Kintoki-san'', as Teiko Minami, and another couple of short stories (''Tai-chan'' and ''Sei-chan'') under the name Asuka Izumi. Two years prior, in 1957, he illustrated a manga written by [[Main/OsomatsuKun Fujio Akatsuka]], ''Sono kamen wo tore!'' (Take off that mask!), which they signed with the portmanteau name Fujitaro Ishizuka.

* SameFaceDifferentName: In 1959 he illustrated the [[Main/ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] manga ''Kintoki-san'' under the alias Teiko Minami. Two years prior, in 1957, he illustrated a manga written by [[Main/OsomatsuKun Fujio Akatsuka]], ''Sono kamen wo tore!'' (Take off that mask!), which they signed with the portmanteau name Fujitaro Ishizuka.

* AuthorAvatar: In his manga Ishinomori would often pop up as a super-deformed, round headed bald character, sometimes as an CreatorCameo or as this trope. In some cases he would draw himself slightly more realistically, like in the 1978 manga [[https://i.imgur.com/tbrVpZq.png "Peeping through a fusuma"]], where he appears in the prologue and epilogue AsHimself to provide the FramingDevice for the series, or in his [[https://i.imgur.com/SphtATw.jpg 1994 comedic adaptation]] of the [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Kojiki]], in which he [[Main/FromBeyondTheFourthWall appears for a couple of panels]] to make an AsideComment about a particular moment of the story, leaving O no Yasumaru confused about what just happened.

* SameFaceDifferentName: In 1959, way before he had his earliest successes, he illustrated the [[Main/ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] manga "Kintoki-san" under the alias Teiko Minami.

* AuthorAvatar: In his manga Ishinomori would often pop up as a super-deformed, round headed bald character, sometimes as an CreatorCameo or as this. In other cases he would draw himself more realistically, like in the 1978 manga [[https://i.imgur.com/tbrVpZq.png "Peeping through a fusuma"]], where he appears in the story's prologue and epilogue AsHimself to provide the FramingDevice for the story, and in his [[https://i.imgur.com/SphtATw.jpg 1994 comedic adaptation]] of the [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Kojiki]], in which he [[Main/BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] for a couple of panels to comment about a particular moment of the story and leaves O no Yasumaru confused about what just happened.

* A manga [[BandToon based on]] DavidBowie, with appearances from Mick Jagger!

* HollywoodCyborg: Who needs [[Franchise/{{Spider-Man}} radioactive spiders]] or [[ComicBook/FantasticFour cosmic rays]] when there's tons of perfectly "realistic" ways to give your heroes superpowers? Like lots and lots of [[{{Zeerust}} transistors]].

Shotaro Ishinomori, born Shotaro Onodera, (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment, being dubbed "the King of Manga" and held the title in drawing more comic pages than any other manga author. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to Creator/OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

Shotaro Ishinomori, born Shotaro Onodera, (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment, being dubbed "the King of Manga" and held the title in drawing most comic pages than any other manga author. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to Creator/OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

Due to the large number of superheroes he created, many of them much grimmer and more "realistic" than what the competition was putting out at the time while still retaining an endearing sense of over-the-top garishness.

* A manga [[CelebrityToon based on]] DavidBowie, with appearances from Mick Jagger!

Shotaro Ishinomori (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment, being dubbed "the King of Manga" and held the title in drawing most comic pages than any other manga author. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to Creator/OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

'''Shotaro Ishinomori''' (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment, being dubbed "the King of Manga" and held the title in drawing most comic pages than any other manga author. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to Creator/OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

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'''Shotaro Ishinomori''' (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment, being dubbed "the King of Manga" and held the title in drawing most comic pages than any other manga author. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

* CorruptChurch: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]; Ishinomori's depictions of Christianity were always very respectful.

* ShoutOut: Yuusuke Onodera, the new [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]] in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', has Ishinomori's original surname; Shotaro Hidari, the hero of ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', obviously shares his first name.

** While its usage is currently unknown, ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' has an Ishinomori Eyecon.

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* ''SpaceIronmenKyodain''

'''Shotaro Ishinomori''' (1938-1998) was one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

But more importantly, he created ''Franchise/KamenRider'', one of the major live-action {{Tokusatsu}} franchises. KR was based on Ishinomori's ''Manga/SkullMan'' manga, which is now currently being remade by his protege, Kazuhiko Shimamoto, who was specifically commissioned to do so. He also created ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'', launching the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, which stands alongside ''Kamen Rider'' as a major live-action Toku franchise, though he had little to do with it after ''Series/JAKQDengekitai''[[note]]In fact, ''Goranger'' and ''JAKQ'' were merely considered spiritual predecessors to ''Super Sentai'' for a long time instead of actual installments[[/note]].

Due to the large number of superheroes he created, many of them much grimmer and more "realistic" than what the competition was putting out at the time while still retaining an endearing sense of over-the-top garishness, he is often considered to be the Japanese equivalent of StanLee.

* ''RobotDetective''

'''Shotaro Ishinomori''' (1938-1998) is one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

'''Shotaro Ishinomori''' is one of the most influential men in Japanese entertainment. In his youth he was the president of a manga study group and got his first big break working as an assistant to OsamuTezuka himself (who famously remarked that Ishinomori, then going by the name Onodera, resembled a talking potato) on the ''Denkou The Invisible Robot'' story in ''Manga/AstroBoy''. On the manga and anime side, he created ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'', which was one of the first animated super-teams.

* ''{{Voicelugger}}'' (the last series he worked on before his death)