Akimoto, Osamu, 1952-
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- Web NDL authorities, December 2, 2024, 2024(access point: access point: 秋本治, 1952- = Akimoto, Osamu, 1952-; reading; another name: 山止, たつひこ = Yamadome, Tatsuhiko; reading)
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen mae Hashutsujo, 1977-1997:v. 1, t.p. (Akimoto Osamu)
- Mangaka, Anime sakka jinmei jiten, 1997:p. 8 (Akimoto Osamu, comics artist, b. 1952)
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Osamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本 治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu; born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is best known for his long-running comedy series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops, which was continuously published in Weekly Shōnen Jump for 40 years from 1976 to 2016. With 1,960 chapters collected into 201 tankōbon volumes, it held the Guinness World Record for "Most volumes published for a single manga series" from September 2016 to July 2021. The series has sold over 155 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Akimoto's other works include the action comedy Mr. Clice, which has been published irregularly since 1985, and the Western series Black Tiger (2017–2023).
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