Gosho Aoyama facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gosho Aoyama |
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Aoyama at Comic-Salon Erlangen in Germany, 2006
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| Born | Yoshimasa Aoyama (青山 剛昌, Aoyama Yoshimasa) June 21, 1963 Hokuei, Tottori, Japan |
| Area(s) | Manga artist, author |
| Pseudonym(s) | Striving Star of Shonen Sunday |
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| Awards | Shogakukan Manga Award (1993, 2001) |
Gosho Aoyama (Japanese: 青山 剛昌, Hepburn: Aoyama Gōshō, born June 21, 1963) is a famous Japanese manga artist. He is best known for creating the popular manga series Case Closed (also known as Detective Conan). His manga series have sold over 250 million copies around the world!
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Early Life and Education
Gosho Aoyama was born on June 21, 1963. He grew up in Hokuei, Tottori, Japan. Even when he was very young, Aoyama was great at drawing.
When he was in elementary school, one of his paintings won a competition. This painting was even shown at a big department store! Aoyama has two older brothers. One is a scientist who helps him with ideas for Case Closed. The other brother is a doctor.
Aoyama went to Yuraikuei High School. After that, he studied art at Nihon University in Tokyo. In 1986, he won a comic contest for new students. While studying art, Aoyama also worked part-time at Tokyo Disneyland. He helped paint backgrounds for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride.
A Career in Manga
Aoyama started his career as a manga artist in 1987. His first manga was called Chotto Mattete. It was published in a magazine called Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Soon after, he began another series called Magic Kaito in the same magazine. The main character from Magic Kaito, Kaito Kuroba, later appeared in Case Closed.
Between 1988 and 1993, Aoyama created the series Yaiba. This series was collected into 24 books. He also released other manga stories in single books. These included Third Baseman No.4 and Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories. In 1994, Aoyama also designed characters for a video game called Live A Live.
His most famous series, Case Closed, started in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 19, 1994. When this series was released in English, it was given the title Case Closed.
Awards and Recognition
Gosho Aoyama has won several awards for his manga work. In 1992, he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga with his series Yaiba. He won this same award again in 2001 for Case Closed.
His hometown, Hokuei, Tottori, has also honored him. They have done many projects to celebrate his work. These projects include the Conan Bridge and statues of Case Closed characters. On March 18, 2007, the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory opened. This museum celebrates Aoyama's amazing career as a manga artist.
Personal Life
On May 5, 2005, Aoyama married Minami Takayama. She is a singer and the voice actress for Conan in the Case Closed anime. They divorced on December 10, 2007.
Gosho Aoyama's Manga Works
Here are some of the manga series and stories created by Gosho Aoyama:
- Wait a Minute [jp] (ちょっとまってて, Chotto Mattete) (1987)
- This is a story about a smart boy named Yutaka Takai. His time machine sends his friend two years into the future!
- Magic Kaito (まじっく快斗, Majikku Kaito) (1987–present)
- This manga series is about Kaito Kid. He is a mysterious gentleman thief who uses magic tricks and disguises to steal things. His secret identity is a high school student named Kaito Kuroba. Kaito Kid often appears in Case Closed.
- Yaiba (1988–1993)
- This series has 24 books. It follows the adventures of a young samurai named Yaiba Kurogane. It was also made into an anime TV show.
- 3rd Base 4th (4番サード, Yonban Sādo) (1991–1993)
- This is a one-book manga about a baseball player named Shigeo Nagashima. He buys a magical bat that helps him hit every ball!
- Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories (青山剛昌短編集, Aoyama Gōshō Tanpenshū)
- This book contains several short stories written by Aoyama over the years. Some of them include:
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- Play It Again (プレイ イット アゲイン, Purei Itto Agein)
- Excalibur (えくすかりばぁ, Ekusukaribā)
- Santa Claus in the Summer (夏のサンタクロース, Natsu no Santa Claus)
- The Detective George's Job (探偵ジョージのミニミニ大作戦, Tantei Jōji no Minimini Daisakusen)
- Wait a Minute (ちょっとまってて, Chotto Mattete)
- Case Closed/Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Konan) (1994–present)
- This is Aoyama's most famous ongoing series. It's about a super-smart high school detective named Shinichi Kudo. One day, mysterious men turn him into a child! He then uses the name Conan Edogawa. While trying to find these men, he solves many difficult mysteries. This series has over 100 books!
- Tell Me a Lie (〜私にウソをついて〜, ~Watashi ni Uso o Tsuite~) (2007)
- This is a short story about a girl named Terumi Arai (新井輝海, Arai Terumi). She can read people's minds just by looking into their eyes.
See also
In Spanish: Gōshō Aoyama para niños
