Anime is a genre that is a multi million dollar industry today. One of the leaders in the animation industry, Osamu Tezuka, Helped pioneer anime into something that is loved by many today. Although he had a short life he was a major asset to anime, and he was loved by many. Osamu Tezuka was born on November 3, 1928. He was born in Toyonaka city, Osaka, Japan. Osamu was born to a family of five that included 3 younger siblings, his father, a doctor and his mother, who was an artist.A creative hobby,both Osamu and his mother, attended play productions around the city.(Lambiek)
Osamu's creativity came to him in his second year of middle school, and even though lots of people loved at his school loved his work, he got bullied a lot. Osamu