Gosho Aoyama
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | June 21, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Hokuei, Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
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History
Gosho Aoyama (青山 剛昌 Aoyama Gōshō), born Yoshimasa Aoyama (青山 剛昌 Aoyama Yoshimasa) on June 21, 1963[1] in Hokuei, Tottori Prefecture, Japan (formerly Daiei, Tottori Prefecture)[2] is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Detective Conan (known in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom as Case Closed). He has also designed the human characters for the children's anime series, Hamtaro.
He was once married to voice actress Minami Takayama, the voice of his manga protagonists Yaiba Kurogane (from Yaiba) and Conan Edogawa. They were married on May 5, 2005 but divorced on December 10, 2007.
Other works
- Magic Kaito (1987~present (sporadically))
- Yaiba (1988~1993)
- 3rd Base 4th (1993)
- Gosho Aoyama Short Story Collection
Trivia
References
- ^ "EdogawaConan.com profile for Gosho Aoyama". http://www.edogawaconan.com/modules/about/index.php?pagenum=2.
- ^ "Museum Dedicated to Case Closed Author Opens in March (In 2005, Daiei merged with other towns in Tottori to form the new town of Hokuei.)". http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-01-23/museum-dedicated-to-case-closed-author-opens-in-march.
