Shotaro Ishinomori

Shotaro Ishinomori was a legendary manga artist of the 20th Century and better known as the founding father of Super Sentai. He was one of the pioneers of manga when it first started to spawn big in Japan. His earliest manga was called "Nikyu Tenshi" in 1954. Mentored under the God of Manga: Tezuka Osamu, whom today still out ranks Ishinomori as top manga artist of all time. In 1971 his manga Kamen Rider was syndicated on TV as a TV series. Which ended up as a huge success and spawned into a large franchise. A few years later, Ishinomori became co-creator of Goranger and JAKQ. Both series would later become known as the marking point of the Super Sentai franchise. Shotaro Ishinomori continued to publish manga till he past away from heart failure in 1998. Even though he is gone, today people still appreciate his works. His company Ishinomori Productions continues in making anime based off of his works. While Kamen Rider & Super Sentai continue on to this day.

Trivia

 * He invented the term word "Henshin" which describes a being transforming.
 * He gained the Guiness World Record for "Most comics published by one author".
 * Both him and his friend Tezuka Osamu past away at age 60.