Osamu Tezuka
An image from Buddha: The Great Departure, one of the productions that also features Osamu Tezuka.

Osamu Tezuka

November 3, 1928 — Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, and animator, often dubbed as the "Godfather of Anime".  He was the originator of anime's trademark "large eyes" style of character drawing. Five years after his death, the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum opened.