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‘Giant Robo’ Blu-Ray Review: A Retro Styled Mecha Anime Masterpiece

Forbes 14 Mar 2021

Back in the early 90s, an ambitious reboot of Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s manga 'Giant Robo' was undertaken as an anime OVA. Totalling seven episodes, it took six years to produce and redefined mecha anime in the process ... .

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VOX POPULI: Heroes abound at Tokyo exhibit on 3 kingdoms historical saga

Asahi News 03 Sep 2019

“Sangokushi” (The Records of the Three Kingdoms) is a Chinese historical saga about the struggle for hegemony among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu ... In Japan, they were popularized by Eiji Yoshikawa’s novel, Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s manga and a serialized puppet show aired by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) ... To cite just a few ... 16 ... 3. * * * ... .

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Feature: Chinese relics of "Three Kingdoms" mesmerize Tokyo visitors

Xinhua 09 Jul 2019

In addition, the exhibition also displays the original manuscript of the Three Kingdoms manga by Japanese cartoonist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, drawing die-hard manga fans ... service, told Xinhua that he was interested in the Three Kingdoms because of his love for Yokoyama's cartoons.

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Original Tezuka drawings fetch steep prices at auctions in Japan, abroad

The Japan News 04 Nov 2018

A major dealer plans to hold a manga-themed auction in Tokyo in mid-November. Observers expect works by Tezuka and other famed manga artists to attract growing interest ... 17 ... The items also include shikishi illustrated square cards signed by manga artists Fujio Akatsuka, Mitsuteru Yokoyama and Shigeru Mizuki, as well as celluloid anime pictures ... + - ... .

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The videogame that helped popularize Japanese mecha in the west

Kill Screen 25 Jul 2016

One artist, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, took advantage of this loophole to craft one of the most influential mangas of all time. Yokoyama was motivated to become a cartoonist ... Yokoyama took a different approach, drawing heavily from his childhood encounters with war, technology, and film.

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KANTA ON MANGA / Manga artist, historical hero reach high

The Japan News 09 May 2016

By Kanta Ishida / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior SpecialistThe manga this week. Kingdom. By Yasuhisa Hara (Shueisha) ... And we must not forget the achievement of manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who wrote a 60-volume manga saga that was an interpretation of the novel by Yoshikawa ... Much about him still remains a mystery, however ... Click to play ... + - ... Please wait... .

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Michinoku Date Masamune History Museum Matsushima

Topix 09 Jun 2015

The warrior's aura quietly abides throughout the city and several versions of his image adorn signs, places, and merchandise. I have read a translated version of the historical manga by Yokoyama Mitsuteru, and it left me with the impression that Date Masamune was awesome.

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Idlewild Director Has Gigantic Ambition

The Examiner 24 Oct 2011

The series is still quite popular in Japan and I'm assuming that the deal Fred Ladd made with the estate of Mitsuteru Yokohama would not include a lucrative, integrated rights package ... gigantor Bryan Barber Mitsuteru Yokoyama Tetsujin 28 Fred Ladd ReportPrintEmail Read full bio Get my newsletter Get my RSS feed Become an Examiner By Mickey Lin.

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Exploring former home of manga heroes a snap with maps

Asahi News 24 Jul 2011

A map to the area's maze-like streets, marked with key points of interest to manga fans, is a great way to explore the area on foot ... For example, they discovered that, in addition to those who lived at Tokiwa-so, at least 20 famous manga artists, including "Tetsujin 28-go" creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama, had once based their production in the ward ... .

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Heavy Metal Man: 50-ton Gigantor Statue Gives Kobe Hope

Web Urbanist 03 Jul 2011

Tetsujin-28-go! Literally “Iron Man 28”, the robot was the brainchild of Kobe native Mitsuteru Yokoyama and first appeared in comic-book format in 1956 ... Mitsuteru Yokoyama (above, right) died in April of 2004 at the age of 69 from injuries suffered in a house fire.

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ANIME NEWS: Fifth and latest 'Tetsujin 28-go' manga box out

Asahi News 31 May 2011

Known as "Gigantor" outside Japan, the classic robot manga series was created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama in 1956 ... The new box sets are published by Shogakukan Creative Inc ... They are based on the original manuscripts used for Shonen magazine, but Yokoyama edited scenes and added drawings ... Interviews with Yokoyama and his essays are also included ... .

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Flash Back Friday: Gigantor

The Examiner 24 Sep 2010

… Gigantor? That’s right, back in 1954 Japanese Manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama also had a vision of the future that included a giant robot and his 12 year old ward circumnavigating the globe and fighting crime ... And with the death of Mitsuteru Yokoyama (slated to be a producer), ...

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Gigantor: Volume Two DVD Review

IGN Insider 26 Sep 2009

The final 26 episodes from the cult series arrive on DVD. by. September 25, 2009 - It's cliche to say it, but the '60s were a pretty crazy time ... by R.L. Shaffer ... Moving on to disc four, fans are treated to a yet another in-depth interview with Fred Ladd as he reminisces and discusses the influence, and talent, of Gigantor creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama ... 1. 2.

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Gigantor coming to rescue Kobe's ailing Nagata Ward

Daily Yomiuri 24 Jul 2009

The robot was featured in a manga of the same name drawn by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934-2004), a Kobe native ... The statue will be 18 meters tall, the same size as Gigantor in the animated films ... The idea to use the character created by Yokoyama, who came from Suma Ward, which is next to Nagata Ward, came from a group of local shop operators ... (Jul ... .

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DVD new release: Gigantor: The Collection, Vol. 1

The Examiner 01 May 2009

The artwork had been created in Japan some 5 years earlier by Tokyo-based artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama; the adventures of the robot (in Japanese, "Tetsujin 28," translated as "IronMan 28") had appeared in a boys' magazine (Shonen) and were successful enough to ...