Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
安彦 良和
Yasuhiko at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival, 2015
Born	(1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 76) Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
Occupation(s)	Animator, manga artist, director
Years active	1970–present
Known for	Mobile Suit Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Awards	Seiun Award (1981, 2012) Japan Academy Film Prize (2021)

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Japanese: 安彦 良和, Hepburn: Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, born December 9, 1947) is a Japanese animator, manga artist, and anime director. He is best known for being the character designer and animation director of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime, which began in 1979. That same year, he began working as a manga artist, which had been his dream since childhood. His manga have been critically acclaimed and have won numerous awards.^[1]