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Gosho AOYAMA

青山 剛昌
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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 
Chronology:
(1963-06-21) Born as Yoshimasa Aoyama in Daiei, Tottori, Japan 
(1986) Joined 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 Minami TAKAYAMA, voice actress of the most popular character he created, Conan of Case Closed. 
(2005-05-05) Married on Takayama's birthday 
(2007-12-09) Divorced 
Favorites:
Favorite food: Rice with curry 
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Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2012)
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)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 18-24 (Jun 27, 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 19-25 (Sep 28, 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 27-July 3 (Jul 6, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 29, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 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 France'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 France's Angoulême (Nov 17, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 17-23 (Oct 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 6-12 (Sep 15, 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 8-14 (Mar 17, 2010)
Creators Decry Tokyo's Proposed 'Virtual' Child Porn Ban (Update 7) (Mar 15, 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 Join 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 30–November 5 (Nov 8, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 23–29 (Oct 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 24–30 (Aug 1, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 17–July 23 (Jul 25, 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 Germany (May 29, 2006)
Case Closed, Suitcase Open (Apr 24, 2006)
Conan and Kiki Married (Jun 2, 2005)
Japanese Top Tax Payers (Jun 2, 2005)
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Aoyama Gōshō Tanpen-shū (OAV) : Original creator 
Aoyama Gōshō Tanpen-shū 2 (OAV) : Original creator 
Case Closed (manga) : Story & Art 
Case Closed (TV) : Original creator (manga) 
Case Closed The Movie: The Time Bombed Skyscraper : Original creator , Key Animation 
Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes (movie) : Original Manga , Key Animation 
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (movie) : Original Manga , Key Animation 
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (movie) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Case Closed: The Last Magician of the Century (movie) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (movie) : Original Manga , Key Animation 
Detective Conan (live-action TV movie) : Original creator 
Detective Conan Magic File (OAV) : Original creator 
Detective Conan: 16 Suspects (OAV) : Original Manga 
Detective Conan: A Challenge from Agasa (OAV) : Original creator 
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Detective Conan: Conan vs Kid - SHARK & JEWEL - (movie) : Original creator 
Detective Conan: Conan vs Kid vs YAIBA (OAV) : Original Manga 
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (movie) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (movie 12) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: Hyōteki wa Kogoro! Shōnen Tanteidan Maruchichōsa (OAV) : Original creator 
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (movie 11) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (movie) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (movie 17) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (movie 15) : Original creator 
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (movie) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (movie 16) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in The Sky (movie 14) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (movie 10) : Original Manga , Key Animation 
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (movie 13) : Original creator , Key Animation 
Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba (TV) : Original creator 
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (special) : Original creator (Conan) 
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie : Original creator (Detective Conan) 
Magic Kaito (manga) : Story & Art 
Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief (special) : Original creator 
Yaiba (manga) : Story & Art 
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