Yasuichi Oshima
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
manga artist
. In 1984, he won the Kodansha Manga Award
for shōnen
for Bats & Terry.
He is the father of manga artist Towa Oshima
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. In 1984, he won the Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
for Bats & Terry.
He is the father of manga artist Towa Oshima
Towa Oshima
is a Japanese manga artist, currently residing in Tokyo, Japan. She is best known for the manga, High School Girls and its anime adaptation, Girl's High...
.