Successful People - Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫), both a manga artist and an animator, is considered the "God of Manga". He is credited for revolutionizing the the anime industry, and bringing it to where it is today. His redefinition of the genres, and his stylistic large eyes, which has become mainstream to the art, has also given him the nickname "Father of Anime". Collectively he has written en over 700 manga, exceeding 150,000 pages total. However most of his work has never been translated out of Japanese. Some of his most famous works include Astro Boy, Black Jack, Princess Knight, Phoenix, Kimba the White Lion, and Adolf, though he has written much more. This has all been a result of love and passion for his art, but he never always imagined being an anime artist. He is one of five people who has both a professional degree in anime, and medicine. It happened when he was younger, after he was cured of an illness by a doctor. This influenced him into studying medicine at Osuka University. However at the same time he began seriously drawing manga. He eventually got to a crossroad, and had to decide between medicine and manga, the second of which wasn't as rewarding. With the words of his mother, "you should work doing the thing you like most of all," Osamu Tezuka became a full-time anime artist. However his medical degree didn't go to waste, as he used the knowledge he had gained to enhance his anime, such as in the series Black Jack. Ever since he was little he had it worse of. He came from a poor family born third of three sons, and was bullied because of his slim, and small body. He would constantly get inspiration and confidence from his mother's stories and lessons. Even after he became famous and well known, Tezuka still had it hard. It took the majority of his time and effort to maintain his studio, so much that he even had to decline an invitation to work on "a Space Odyssey 2001" by Stanley Kubrick, and yet he never became rich. He did however become famous for his work in Japan, and able to influence an entire generation of anime artist. I think his success, like many others, is due to the guidance he received from the people around him, especially his mother. Of coarse hard work, determination, and talent don't hurt either.