Personal Life
Tezuka was a fan of Superman and was made honorable chairman of the Superman Fan Club in Japan. His son Makoto Tezuka, would later become a film and anime director. He gave guidance to many well-known manga artists, such as Shotaro Ishinomori and Go Nagai.
Tezuka enjoyed bug collecting, entomology, Walt Disney, baseball, and licensed the "grown up" version of his character Kimba the White Lion as the logo for the Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. Tezuka met Walt Disney in person, who wanted to hire Tezuka.
Tezuka is a descendent of Hattori Hanzo, a famous ninja and samurai who faithfully served Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Sengoku period in Japan.
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