The Struggles of Shotaro Ishinomori - The Artist Whose Ideas Continue to Inspire Moderns Works

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I thought it was time to do an in-depth look at Shotaro Ishinomori's life and struggles. Especially since his works inspired many of my shows.
I wish I could have talked about all them. But here is the list of the inspiration that begins with Shotaro Ishinomori:
Yu Yu Hakusho: The reason why everyone is a different color is because Studio Pierrot based everyone's character design color on one of Yoshihiro Togashi's colored pages that features the four main characters in different colors. Yusuke's uniform was colored green in it for some reason (even though Togashi colored his uniform blue initially) and differed from Kuwabara's uniform color even though they go to the same school. Studio Pierrot liked that it looked like a Sentai team and it also made it easier for kids to tell the characters apart.
Code Geass - I just recently learned the story was inspired by Kamen Rider (how the protagonist uses the powers born from evil to do good)
Sailor Moon - Kind of a given.
Dragon Ball - The androids (cyborgs) as well as all the tokusatsu inspired poses (Great Saiyaman, Ginyu Force, Gamma #1 and #2)
Sources:
Online:
ISHIMORI PRO - Exploring Shotaro Ishinomori's Roots: ishimoripro.com/magazine/web-...
Bunshun Article - Hideko Mizuno on Tokiwa-Sou Residents:
bunshun.jp/articles/-/54797?p...
ISHIMORI PRO KZread Channel - Hideko Mizuno Interview:
• 「石ノ森章太郎を語る」水野英子先生編
Books :
-Himitsu Sentai Goranger Daishuugou
-INTERVIEW Gorenger Shinjitsu Susumu Yoshikawa Interview Notes

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  • @Egalemanly
    @Egalemanly7 ай бұрын

    You forgot Shotaro had a assistant name Go Nagai , the man who created Devilman , Mazinger Z , and Cutie Honey

  • @SlapstickGenius23

    @SlapstickGenius23

    5 ай бұрын

    Go Nagai was also inspired somewhat by Alexander Belyaev, one of the greatest minds in the history of Russian Science Fiction.

  • @canesvenatici4259

    @canesvenatici4259

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@SlapstickGenius23 I'm sorry but how was he inspired by Belyaev? Name one example of Belyaev's influence.

  • @SlapstickGenius23

    @SlapstickGenius23

    2 ай бұрын

    @@canesvenatici4259 Alexander Belyaev’s Amphibian Man inspired Go Nagai’s Devilman, as both are tragic antiheroes with lives cut short. The difference is that the amphibian man was merged with a fish at a young age, while Akira Fudo made a pact with Amon the demon by becoming Devilman.

  • @TheBlackOtaku
    @TheBlackOtaku9 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: originally Skull-Man one of shotaro ishinomori other works was going to be a tokusatsu tv show, but one of the executives at toei did not like the idea because skull-man was to scary for young audience. So shotaro ishinomori decide to make a redesign of skull man to replace the skull theme into a grasshopper and Kamen rider was born.

  • @annoying_HK_guy

    @annoying_HK_guy

    8 ай бұрын

    The reason Grasshopper is chosen by his son as motif, was because in 70s boys are scared of Grasshopper And Ishinomori sensei really want the Tokusatsu scared the hell out of them lol

  • @bennywark3103
    @bennywark31039 ай бұрын

    What a legend, without him we wouldn't have anything. Thank you so much Shotaro!

  • @hawleygriffon9290

    @hawleygriffon9290

    Ай бұрын

    Without Tezuka we wouldn't have anything. No Ishinomori, no Miyazaki, no anime industry...not to detract from others of course. And there is so little on him in the West. A few people I know/knew were admirer's of Tezuka but some have now passed away and we others are getting too old to pass along what we know. A pity really...

  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil275 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: in the 90s, Ishinomori created an American style comic that was serialized in the US in the video game magazine Nintendo Power.

  • @jaytime3435
    @jaytime34355 ай бұрын

    Shotaro ishinomori did not only create one of the most colorful heroes that stand the test of time, He created a symbol, a power beyond of concept of being hope, he created a legacy

  • @bensantos3882
    @bensantos3882Ай бұрын

    I'm heart broken, you forgot his last major work and contributions to manga comics. Before his passing, he also was the comic artist that gave us A Link To The Past manga. To me growing up, this was my definitive game. Their were three major character art styles used in the game. One was the typical design for the cover/ promotion that is now the definitive edition. The second was this noir/ Boris Vallejo inspired one( This was the one I saw Link as the protagonist all alone going through the struggles by himself) the third which I adored was this author who made the manga. You had no idea how amazing seeing Link be alive and interacting with the World of Zelda 3 to me. I loved how he solved things and interacted with the world. You can tell the best part was the self insert of the Hawk Cyborg inspired character as Link's rival. I knew about the series but we didn't get the animation until like 2001 or so. Please make a follow up video about this man!? He has such a long and rich experience he lived all through his life. I remember Nintendo Power made a commencement letter thanking his contributions after the final chapter wss published and told us of his passing. Even now there was a special published compilation back in 1992 or 93 with his Link to the Past manga published by Nintendo. Seeing Link face off against Trinexx still has me in amazement and wonder which he drew.

  • @SlapstickGenius23
    @SlapstickGenius239 ай бұрын

    Shotaro Ishinomori was also inspired by Kamishibai play innovator and picture story godfather Sōji Yamakawa.

  • @Humoenlaagua1
    @Humoenlaagua13 ай бұрын

    Great video. The museum for this guy is not too far from where I live in Miyagi. It was very fun to see. Cyborg 009 is one of my favorites.

  • @sebastiangodoyortiz2840
    @sebastiangodoyortiz28409 ай бұрын

    Cyborg 009 is my all time favorite, didnt know he also create kamen raider

  • @christophergomez2016
    @christophergomez20169 ай бұрын

    Watched the documentary of the first part of three kamen rider Gaia: the original shin kamen rider from mr Ishinomori the Stan Lee of Japan who spired by famous scientist, James E Lovelock’s Gaia theory or Gaia hypothesis.

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching the documentary! In happy to know people are finding Monstrosities Kamen Rider Gaia documentary and we're so honored that we got to contribute to its research

  • @TBoneTony
    @TBoneTony9 ай бұрын

    Well I believe we have found that 1960s American Entertainment inspired so many Japanese Manga and Animation that we are so thankful to enjoy. These days, America has seemed to abuse and abandon their traditional entertainment, so it's up to Japan to keep entertainment great until the next artists arrive free from modern day social engineering.

  • @ericg1100

    @ericg1100

    2 ай бұрын

    This is perfectly worded

  • @DevilManthehero7786
    @DevilManthehero77869 ай бұрын

    Amazing

  • @tomconstantine2341
    @tomconstantine23419 ай бұрын

    Great as always!

  • @stevesorensen7069
    @stevesorensen70695 ай бұрын

    Just Subscribed! Great Work!

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @gubbothehuggo2771
    @gubbothehuggo27712 ай бұрын

    It’s funny to me that Super Sentai most likely influenced another one of my favorite series, Bionicle. With the cast of heroes represented by different colors. Where they were probably riffing on Power Rangers. And I shouldn’t have to clarify the connection there.

  • @DRAGONBLOODX
    @DRAGONBLOODX5 ай бұрын

    LEGEND

  • @magnetdance
    @magnetdance4 ай бұрын

    I cried at the office, man 😭

  • @hawleygriffon9290
    @hawleygriffon9290Ай бұрын

    Do you have any interviews or specials on such creators as Ishinomori, Nagai or others who were in the industry at the time? I'm wondering if things like that were included as extras on Japanese DVD or LD box sets? I used to get recordings of interviews from various anime and manga artists back in the 80s and 90s and I have seen some things on channels like NHK on Miyazaki among others but there is scant info available in English. I had an old anime "Tokiwa Apartment Story" on those artists that were living and working together but I don't know if that was ever released here. I have also seen stuff like the creation of SPFX on old laser discs but I have no idea what they release anymore. I've been out of the loop for over 2 decades at this point. What is on the Shout Factory discs for extras? Anyone know?

  • @NicklasZandeVGCP2001
    @NicklasZandeVGCP20015 ай бұрын

    I consider Super Sentai to be more akin to that of Superman, and Kamen Rider to be akin to that of Batman. One is more hopeful and upbeat, and the other is darker and more realistic.

  • @Ramona122003
    @Ramona1220033 ай бұрын

    At the 0.25 mark, Funi calls them Androids because they're called "Artificial Human" in Japanese. This is despite Androids 17, 18, and 20 being cyborgs with 16 and 20 and later the Gammas being fully artificial. You then have Cell who is artificial, but not a cyborg.

  • @1TutorialBoss
    @1TutorialBoss8 ай бұрын

    Can we get a shout out to his sister?🎉

  • @pjxhenshin3980
    @pjxhenshin39807 ай бұрын

    wait how did his work influence yu yu hakusho? if u dont mind me asking

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    7 ай бұрын

    Shotaro Ishinomori color coded the characters of the first Super Sentai (the series that was adapted as Power Rangers later) series with their individual colors (Red, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green etc). When Yu Yu Hakusho was adapted into an anime, Shonen Jump's editorial department picked one of Yoshihiro Togashi's colored pages of the characters that featured each character in a different color scheme (even though Yusuke and Kuwabara had different uniform colors despite going to the same school). One of the staff members on Studio Pierrot believed it was fitting, because it helped the younger viewers differentiate the characters like Super Sentai. Initially, Yusuke and Kuwabara had the same colored uniforms (both blue) and Kurama had black hair in the manga. But for some reason, Shonen Jump's editors picked the color scheme where everyone had a different color scheme for the anime's character design.

  • @christophernovio7637
    @christophernovio76373 ай бұрын

    1:18 - 1:22 NAME PLEASE!!!

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    3 ай бұрын

    A J-Drama titled "The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori, the Man Who Created a Hero"

  • @gemssanga4059
    @gemssanga40599 ай бұрын

    Kamen Rider comic books

  • @EdwinYap-rp1zo
    @EdwinYap-rp1zo9 ай бұрын

    what about kamen rider

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    9 ай бұрын

    I covered it slightly in my video, but as mentioned in that section, I will be dedicating a video about it soon enough

  • @EdwinYap-rp1zo

    @EdwinYap-rp1zo

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ayakuweb but when you were doing the intro you didn't say kamen rider so I just want to tell you that kamen rider is still popular today

  • @ayakuweb

    @ayakuweb

    9 ай бұрын

    @@EdwinYap-rp1zo @EdwinYap-rp1zo Hi. Yes I understand it's still popular. I have quite a few videos on Kamen Rider productions. But my intro was catered more for those who watched anime and Power Rangers/Super Sentai in the 90s who make up a majority of my demographic. I did dedicate a section to Kamen Rider in my video because I understand how important it is in the scope of things.

  • @EdwinYap-rp1zo

    @EdwinYap-rp1zo

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ayakuweb oh ok

  • @SlapstickGenius23

    @SlapstickGenius23

    9 ай бұрын

    @@ayakuweb have you made a video on the history of Kenya boy? I’ve made a document of the franchise’s history for Providence, Rhode Island, USA’s Anime Herald! It’s going to be published quite soon.

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