About Gosaku Ota
Lived 1948 – 2022 (aged 74). Gosaku Ota was a Japanese mangaka.
Junichi Ota (, 16 March 1948 – 12 December 2022), best known under the pen name Gosaku Ota was a Japanese manga artist.
Life and career Born in Kaminoyama, Ota started his career as an assistant of Shotaro Ishinomori. He made his official debut as a mangaka in 1969 with the shōjo manga Bōifurendo yai! ("Hey boyfriend!").
Ota is best known for co-creating with Go Nagai the shōnen manga Groizer X, later adapted in an anime, and for the manga adaptations of other Nagai's works such as Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Getter Robo, Grendizer, Steel Jeeg. Other successful works include the fishing-themed manga Tsuri Baka Taishō ("Master of Fishing"), which spanned 10 tankōbon volumes, and the shōnen manga Mach SOS.
Ota died of COVID-induced pneumonia on 12 December 2022, at the age of 74.
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Who was Gosaku Ota?
Japanese manga artist (1948-2022)
When was Gosaku Ota born?
Gosaku Ota was born on 16 March 1948 in Kaminoyama.
When did Gosaku Ota die?
Gosaku Ota died on 12 December 2022 in Gunma Prefecture.
What was Gosaku Ota's occupation?
Gosaku Ota was a mangaka.
What nationality was Gosaku Ota?
Gosaku Ota was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gosaku Ota. https://biography.guide/gosaku-ota/
MLA: "Gosaku Ota." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gosaku-ota/.
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