Most Influential Mangaka of All Time

Akira Toriyama ( 鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born April 5, 1955 in Nagoya, Aichi ) is a Japanese manga and game artist. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball �"his best-known work�"and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Blue Dragon, and Chrono Trigger. Toriyama is regarded as one of the artists that changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
The Dragon Ball series, on publication, has changed the whole shonen genre and also influenced greatly on people's interests, kids and teenagers in particular. - Goku02

Osamu Tezuka ( 3 November 1928 ��" 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, animator, film producer, medical doctor and activist. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of the comics series Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, and Phoenix. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga ", "the godfather of manga" and "the god of manga". Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. - Goku02

Eiichiro Oda ( born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for his manga series One Piece (1997��"present). With over 345 million copies in circulation worldwide, One Piece is the best-selling manga series of all time. The series' popularity resulted in him being named one of the manga artists that changed the history of manga. - Goku02

I mean our life is one big Jojo reference

Naoko Takeuchi ( born March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her manga series Codename: Sailor V (1991�"1997) and Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (1991�"1997).
If Akira Toriyama is the one who changed the history of shonen anime / manga, Naoko Takeuchi is the one who changed the history of shojo. - Goku02

Fujiko Fujio was a nom de plume of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists. Their real names are Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987.
From the outset they adopted a collaborative style where both worked simultaneously on the story and artwork, but as they diverged creatively they started releasing individual works under different names, Abiko as Fujiko Fujio A, and Fujimoto as Fujiko F. Fujio. Throughout their career they won many individual and collaborative awards, and are best known for creating the popular and long-running series Doraemon, the main character of which is officially recognized as a cultural icon of modern Japan. Some influences of most of their projects are the works of acclaimed manga artist Osamu Tezuka and many US cartoons and comic books. - Goku02

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Yoshihiro Togashi ( born April 27, 1966 in Shinjō, Yamagata ) is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age; while he attended college, the publishing company Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter � - Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. - Goku02

Influential?! Influenced more like! - Tia-Harribel

Machiko Hasegawa ( January 30, 1920 �" May 27, 1992, in Taku, Saga Prefecture) was one of the first female manga artists.
She started her own comic strip, Sazae-san, in 1946. It reached national circulation via the Asahi Shimbun in 1949, and ran daily until Hasegawa decided to retire in February 1974. She also created the comic strip Ijiwaru Bā-san (Granny Mischief). All of her comics were printed in Japan in digest comics; by the mid-1990s, Hasegawa's estate had sold over 60 million copies in Japan alone. - Goku02

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Starting in 1996, Takahashi's Yu-Gi-Oh! manga was the first of many in the Yu-Gi-Oh series, graphic novel and animation spin-offs alike. According to Guinness World Records, the ensuing Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game by Konami is currently the best-selling trading card game (as of late March 2011), with well over 25 billion cards having been sold. - SilverMelodies