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Gōshō AOYAMA

青山 剛昌
Family name (in kanji): 青山
Given name (in kanji): 剛昌
Birth name: Yoshimasa (剛昌) Aoyama (青山)
Date of birth: 1963-06-21
Hometown: Daiei, Tottori, Japan, Yurashuku, Hokuei Town, Tottori Prefecture
Chronology:
(1963-06-21) Born as Yoshimasa Aoyama in Daiei, Tottori, Japan
(1986) ed a comic contest for freshmen and won, which was a stepping-stone for his career as manga artist and author
(1987) His first maiden work, "Chotto mattete", was published in the Shonen Sunday magazine
(1992) He wins the Shogakukan manga contest for "Yaiba".
(1994) Case Closed (a.k.a. Detective Conan) makes manga debut
(1994) Designed characters for the "Bakunetsu" chapter in Square's Super Famicom RPG, "Live-A-Live"
(2004) Reached the legendary limit of 100 million sold manga copies
(2005-03) Accepted proposal from Case Closed.
(2005-05-05) Married on Takayama's birthday
(2007-12-09) Divorced
Favorites:
Favorite food: Rice with curry
News: Show:
Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs Honors Gōshō Aoyama, Masahiro Sakurai, Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Katsura Hashino (Mar 3, 2025)
New Yaiba Anime to Premiere on April 5 Before Detective Conan's Timeslot (Feb 8, 2025)
The Case File of Kindaichi age 37 Manga Ends, New Kindaichi Papa no Jikenbo Manga to Launch in January (Dec 1, 2024)
New Yaiba Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils More Cast, April 2025 Premiere (Nov 23, 2024)
Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime (May 7, 2024)
NHK Airs Gosho Aoyama Documentary on April 28 (Mar 2, 2024)
Detective Conan Manga Goes on Hiatus for 30th Anniversary, 27th Film's Title & Date Revealed (Nov 28, 2023)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2023 (1st Half) — Suzume, Blue Lock Take Top 4 Slots (May 30, 2023)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2023 (1st Half) — One Piece 105 Sells 1.76 Million (May 30, 2023)
Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App (May 9, 2023)
The Kindaichi Case Files 30th Anniversary Manga Ends in 4 Chapters (Jan 10, 2023)
Kindaichi Case Files Gaiden Spinoff Manga Ends Limited Revival Run (May 12, 2022)
Live-Action Files of Young Kindaichi Episode 2 Delayed After Hokkaido Boat Tragedy (Apr 27, 2022)
Netflix Streams Detective Conan Spinoff Anime Zero's Tea Time Outside of Japan in July (Mar 16, 2022)
Disney to Stream Live-Action Files of Young Kindaichi Globally As Part of Partnership With NTV (Mar 11, 2022)
Naniwa Danshi Perform New Live-Action Kindaichi Case Files Series' Theme Song (Mar 7, 2022)
Taisho Iwasaki s Cast of New Live-Action Kindaichi Case Files Series (Feb 25, 2022)
Kindaichi Case Files Gaiden Spinoff Manga Gets Limited 'Revival' (Feb 23, 2022)
Moka Kamishiraishi, Ikki Sawamura Cast of New Live-Action Kindaichi Case Files Series (Jan 30, 2022)
The Kindaichi Case Files Detective Manga Gets New Live-Action Show Starring Naniwa Danshi's Shunsuke Michieda (Jan 16, 2022)
Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo Manga Takes Break (Jan 10, 2022)
New Kindaichi Case Files Manga Launches in January (Updated) (Dec 30, 2021)
Kindaichi Case Files Manga Gets New 4- Comedy Spinoff (Dec 22, 2021)
2020 Detective Conan Film Rescheduled for April 2021 After COVID-19 Delay (Jun 8, 2020)
Kindaichi Case Files Gaiden Spinoff Manga Ends Within Next Month (Updated) (Feb 22, 2020)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2019 (Nov 27, 2019)
Detective Conan Anime Gets Original 4-Episode Kansai-Set Arc in January (Sep 20, 2019)
Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018 (Jan 1, 2019)
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2018 (Nov 30, 2018)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2018 (Nov 29, 2018)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2018 (First Half) (May 31, 2018)
Detective Conan Manga Goes on Hiatus for Creator's Medical Treatment (Dec 11, 2017)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2017 (Dec 6, 2017)
Detective Conan Creator's Various Manga Have 200 Million Copies in Print (Apr 18, 2017)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
21st Detective Conan Film's Visual Unveiled (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half) (May 31, 2015)
2015 Detective Conan Film's Videos Preview Porno Graffitti Song (Mar 7, 2015)
Porno Graffitti to Perform 2015 Detective Conan Film's Song (Mar 3, 2015)
Lupin III VS Detective Conan The Movie Streamed on Hulu (Jan 30, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 12-18 (Jan 21, 2015)
19th Detective Conan Film's 1st Trailer Features Kaito Kid (Jan 9, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 2, 2015)
Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year (Dec 8, 2014)
Chico with HoneyWorks, Galileo Galilei Perform New Magic Kaito 1412 Theme Songs (Dec 8, 2014)
19th Detective Conan Film's Teaser Previews Kaito Kid (Dec 6, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (Nov 30, 2014)
Mai Kuraki Sings Theme for Detective Conan's 20th Anniversary Special (Sep 29, 2014)
Magic Kaito Manga Returns to Shonen Sunday For 3 Chapters (Sep 13, 2014)
Magic Kaito TV Anime to Premiere on October 4 (Aug 22, 2014)
Detective Conan's 20th Anniversary Special Previewed in Video (Jun 29, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Major Detective Conan Crossover Planned for This Fall (May 11, 2014)
Detective Conan One-Shot Manga to Run in Shōjo Magazine (Feb 22, 2014)
Detective Conan Gets Interactive Stage Play With Anime Cast (Feb 20, 2014)
Detective Conan Gets Anime Special Set in the Past (Dec 28, 2013)
Hanabee Surprise Screening Announcements from Supanova Adelaide (Nov 16, 2013)
Detective Conan's Next Kaitō Kid Special's 1st 3 Minutes Posted (Aug 2, 2012)
New Detective Conan Specials to Star Kaitō Kid in August (Jul 5, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Detective Conan/Excalibur Crossover Anime DVD Offered (Apr 7, 2012)
Detective Conan Manga Gets New Live-Action TV Special (Feb 26, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 8-14 (Jan 20, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 2-8 (Jan 11, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 26-January 1 (Jan 5, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 19-25 (Dec 28, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 12-18 (Dec 21, 2011)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 21-27 (Dec 11, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 26-October 2 (Oct 5, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 12-18 (Sep 21, 2011)
New Magic Kaito Anime to Air as Detective Conan Special (Aug 24, 2011)
S. California's UTB Airs Detective Conan/Case Closed (Aug 23, 2011)
New 2-Part Magic Kaito Manga Starts This Month (Aug 18, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Magic Kaito 'Hijacks' Detective Conan Show for 4 Weeks (Jul 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 29, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, June 4-5 (Jun 12, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, May 28-29 (Jun 6, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, May 21-22 (Jun 4, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, May 14-15 (May 23, 2011)
Man Fined 500,000 Yen for Posting Conan, Negima, Songs (May 23, 2011)
Detective Conan Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series (May 20, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, May 7-8 (May 12, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, April 30-May 1 (May 8, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, April 23-24 (May 1, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, April 16-17 (Apr 27, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 10-16 (Apr 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 21-27 (Mar 2, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 14-20 (Feb 23, 2011)
Urasawa, Tezuka's Pluto Wins at 's Angoulême (Jan 30, 2011)
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence Revealed, New Precure Teaser (Dec 4, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 22-28 (Dec 1, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2) (Dec 1, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 15-21 (Nov 24, 2010)
Pluto, The Caterpillar Nominated at 's Angoulême (Nov 17, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 17-23 (Oct 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 30-September 5 (Sep 8, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 23-29 (Sep 1, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
Shonen Sunday for iPhone Manga App Launched in Japan (Jun 15, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 29-30 (Jun 4, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 24-30 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 22-23 (May 30, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 17-23 (May 26, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 15-16 (May 22, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 8-9 (May 16, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, May 1-2 (May 13, 2010)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 12-18 (May 4, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, April 24-25 (Apr 29, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, April 17-18 (Apr 25, 2010)
Shonen Sunday Mag Offers Detective Conan Anime DVD (Apr 14, 2010)
Magic Kaito Manga-Based TV Anime Special Confirmed (Mar 31, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 1-7 (Mar 10, 2010)
Detective Conan, Shin-chan Film Trailers Streamed (Mar 6, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 22-28 (Mar 3, 2010)
Animax Japan Channel Lists Magic Kaito Program in April (Mar 1, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 15-21 (Feb 24, 2010)
New Year's Greetings — Anime Style (Update 8) (Jan 1, 2010)
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky Teaser Posted (Dec 26, 2009)
Lupin III: the Last Job TV Special to Air in February (Dec 21, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky Revealed (Dec 8, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #26-50 (Dec 5, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #1-25 (Dec 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 2, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 25, 2009)
Rikiya Koyama to Voice Detective Conan's Kogoro Mouri (Oct 27, 2009)
Detective Conan's Akira Kamiya to Leave Kogoro Mouri Role (Update 2) (Sep 17, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 7-13 (Sep 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 31-September 6 (Sep 9, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 24-30 (Sep 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 17-23 (Aug 27, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, June 6-7 (Jun 22, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, May 30-31 (Jun 21, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, May 23-24 (Jun 14, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, May 16-17 (Jun 7, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, May 9-10 (May 31, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, May 2-3 (May 16, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, April 25-26 (May 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 19-26 (Apr 29, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, April 18-19 (Apr 26, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (Apr 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (Apr 8, 2009)
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai English Trailer Posted (Mar 18, 2009)
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Trailers Streamed (Mar 9, 2009)
Detective Conan, Yatterman's Timeslot Moves Announced (Feb 2, 2009)
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan TV Special in the Works (Jan 24, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Dec 19, 2008)
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser's Teaser Streamed (Dec 14, 2008)
Mamoru Oshii's Musashi Samurai Film Teaser Streamed (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 11, 2008)
News Program to Take Over Conan, Yatterman's Timeslot (Dec 8, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-25 (Nov 26, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4-10 (Nov 12, 2008)
Next Higurashi, Detective Conan Films Titled, Dated (Oct 29, 2008)
Lupin III Theme Attraction to Open in Tokyo in Spring (Oct 21, 2008)
Oshii Develops, Writes Musashi Miyamoto Samurai Film (Update 2) (Oct 14, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 19–25 (Aug 27, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12–18 (Aug 20, 2008)
New Ranma 1/2 Short Debuts at Takahashi's Tokyo Event (Aug 1, 2008)
Japanese Box Office: May 10–11 (May 18, 2008)
Japanese Box Office: May 3–4 (May 11, 2008)
Japanese Box Office: April 26–27 (May 5, 2008)
Japanese Box Office: April 19–20 (Apr 25, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 15–21 (Apr 23, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 8–14 (Apr 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1–7 (Apr 10, 2008)
Japan Hires Detective Conan to Introduce World Summit (Apr 8, 2008)
2008 Detective Conan Movie's Two TV Ads Posted (Apr 7, 2008)
Uniqlo's Shonen Sunday, Shonen Mag Shirt Images Posted (Mar 22, 2008)
Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday Mark 50th Anniversary (Mar 18, 2008)
Shonen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga (Mar 12, 2008)
Shonen Sunday Offers Unseen Detective Conan Episode (Mar 12, 2008)
Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine to Forces on New Mag (Feb 27, 2008)
Next Detective Conan Film to Use Unreleased Zard Song (Feb 22, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (Jan 30, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (Jan 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 8–14 (Jan 16, 2008)
Conan's Voice Actress, Conan's Manga Creator Divorce (Dec 10, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 23–29 (Oct 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 24–30 (Aug 1, 2007)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking: June 4–10 (Jun 18, 2007)
Detective Conan Statues Damaged by Unknown Assailant (May 10, 2007)
Asahi Shimbun Looks at New Gosho Aoyama Museum (Apr 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 18, 2007)
Japanese Government Hires Detective Conan for PR Campaign (Apr 9, 2007)
Hokuei-chô Honors Gosho Aoyama With Museum (Sep 13, 2006)
German Mag Snags Conan Creator (Jun 19, 2006)
Aoyama in (May 29, 2006)
Case Closed, Suitcase Open (Apr 24, 2006)
Conan and Kiki Married (Jun 2, 2005)
Japanese Top Tax Payers (Jun 2, 2005)
Interest: Show:
NHK Streams Documentary on Detective Conan Creator Gōshō Aoyama Globally (Feb 10, 2025)
Detective Conan Creator Gōshō Aoyama to Judge This Year's Kōhaku Song Battle (Dec 22, 2024)
Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Shonen Sunday Link Up For Connecting Covers (Jul 21, 2022)
One Piece, Detective Conan Creators Will Sit Down For Landmark t Interview (Jul 13, 2022)
Eiichiro Oda Congratulates Gosho Aoyama For Detective Conan's 100th Volume (Nov 9, 2021)
Detective Conan Creator Draws Tribute For Lupin III's 50th Anniversary (Oct 25, 2021)
Detective Conan, Touch, Ushio & Tora Manga Creators Crash Local Tsutaya Store (Oct 9, 2019)
Detective Conan Manga Artist, Voice Actors Visit Official Collab Cafe (May 18, 2019)
Kizuna AI Is in Newsweek Japan's List of Globally Respected Japanese People (Apr 30, 2019)
Detective Conan Creator Will Take Your Black Organization Questions Now (Oct 11, 2018)
Detective Conan Manga Creator Works 20 Hours Per Day, 5 Days Per Week (Oct 25, 2017)
Manga Artists of Detective Conan and Chihayafuru Team Up with Collaborative Illustration (Apr 14, 2017)
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