Osamu Tezuka

Dubbed as 'The God of Manga' and 'The Father of Anime', Osamu Tezuka is a prolific Japanese manga artist slash cartoonist slash animator slash film producer. While he is known for his famous work, Astro Boy (Mighty Atom), he also paved the way for the golden age of manga. Looking back on his elementary school days before becoming one of the best manga artists of all time, he would draw comics all the time! And a few laters, he had realized that he could encourage people to take care of the world. Lo and behold, after World War II, he published his first work--Diary of Ma-Chan at 17 years old!