Shigeru Mizuki

Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる b. March 8, 1922 Yonago, Tottori) is a Japanese manga author.

Shigeru Mizuki specializes in stories including yokai or tengu.

Biography

Lost his right arm in World War II, and taught himself to draw with his left.

Manga Works

• Gegege no Kitaro - about Kitaro, a young ghoul boy who fights monsters. The spirit of his father inhabits one of his eyes, which walks around on its own
• Akuma-kun
• Kappa no sanpei youkai daisakusen

Related Works

• an anime was based on Gegege no Kitaro and was aired on television
• a video game was also based on Gegege no Kitaro for the Nintendo

External Links

• http://www.japro.com/mizuki/index3.html
• The town where you can meet Kitaro