In the 1950s, many cartoonists who were inspired by the story manga developed by Osamu TEZUKA appeared one after another and in 1960s, the works of Shotaro ISHINOMORI, Fujio AKATSUKA and Fujio FUJIKO became big hits.
1950年代、手塚治虫が開拓したストーリー漫画に触発されて多くの漫画家が続々と現れ、1960年代は石ノ森章太郎、赤塚不二夫、藤子不二雄らの作品が大ヒットした。