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{{Short description|Japanese manga artist (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox comics creator
| image = Gosho Aoyama.jpg
| caption = Aoyama at Comic-Salon Erlangen in Germany, 2006

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|6|21}}
| birth_place = [[Hokuei, Tottori]], Japan
| birth_name = {{nihongo|Yoshimasa  Aoyama|青山 剛昌|Aoyama Yoshimasa}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronique de Détective Conan (tome 76) par Everhard|url=https://www.kana.fr/chronique-de-detective-conan-tome-76-par-everhard/|publisher=[[Kana (publisher)|Kana]]|access-date=June 11, 2023|language=fr|date=August 18, 2014}}</ref>
| area = [[Mangaka|Manga artist]], author
| alias = Striving Star of Shonen Sunday
| notable works = {{ubl|''[[Case Closed|Case Closed/Detective Conan]]''|''[[Yaiba]]''|''[[Magic Kaito]]''}}
| awards = [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] (1993, 2001)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Minami Takayama]]|2005|2007|reason=divorced}}
| manga = yes
}}
{{nihongo|'''Gosho Aoyama'''|青山 剛昌|Aoyama Gōshō|born June 21, 1963|lead=yes}}<ref name=hokuei>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-01-23/museum-dedicated-to-case-closed-author-opens-in-march|title=Museum Dedicated to Case Closed Author Opens in March (In 2005, Daiei merged with other towns in Tottori to form the new town of Hokuei.)}}</ref><ref name=edogawaconandotcom>{{cite web|url=http://www.edogawaconan.com/modules/about/index.php?pagenum=2|title=EdogawaConan.com profile for Gosho Aoyama|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916220849/http://www.edogawaconan.com/modules/about/index.php?pagenum=2|archive-date=September 16, 2008}}</ref> is a Japanese [[mangaka|manga artist]] best known for his [[manga]] series ''[[Case Closed]]'' (''Detective Conan'', 1994–present). As of 2017, his various manga series had a combined 250 million copies in print worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detective Conan Creator's Various Manga Have 250 Million Copies in Print|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-18/detective-conan-creator-various-manga-have-200-million-copies-in-print/.114956|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 18, 2017|date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>

== Educational background ==
Aoyama was talented in [[drawing]] even at an early age. In elementary school, his painting of "Yukiai War" won a competition and was displayed at the Tottori [[Daimaru]] Department Store.<ref name="edogawaconandotcom" /> He has an older brother who is a scientist and helps him out with the "gimmicks" in ''Case Closed''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aoyama|first1=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|date=April 2017|volume=62|page=184|isbn=978-1-4215-8685-4}}</ref> He has another brother who is a doctor.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aoyama|first1=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|date=January 2018|volume=65|page=182|isbn=978-1-4215-9689-1}}</ref>

Aoyama graduated from Yuraikuei High School, before going on to study at [[Nihon University]] College of Art in [[Tokyo]]. In winter of 1986, Aoyama won a comic contest for freshmen students.<ref name="edogawaconandotcom" /> When he was an art student, Aoyama had a part-time job working at [[Tokyo Disneyland]], where he painted backgrounds for [[Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction)|Pirates of the Caribbean]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aoyama|first1=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|date=January 2016|volume=57|page=183|isbn=978-1-4215-7785-2}}</ref>

== Career ==
Aoyama made his debut as a manga artist with ''Chotto Mattete'', which was published in the magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' in winter of 1987. Shortly after that, he began ''[[Magic Kaito]]'' in the same magazine. ''Magic Kaito'' protagonist [[Kaito Kuroba]] later appeared in ''Case Closed''.<ref name="edogawaconandotcom" />

Between 1988 and 1993, Aoyama created the series ''[[Yaiba]]'', which ran for 24 volumes. Later, he would release other manga series in single volumes, such as ''[[Third Baseman No.4]]'' and ''Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories''.<ref name="edogawaconandotcom" /> Aoyama also designed the characters for the "Twilight of Edo Japan" chapter in the 1994 video game ''[[Live A Live]]''.<ref name="LiveHome">{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.com/jp/archive/live_a_live/|script-title=ja:ライブ・ア・ライブ|language=ja|website=[[Square Enix]]|access-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323092321/http://www.square-enix.com/jp/archive/live_a_live/|archive-date=23 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Aoyama began serializing ''[[Case Closed]]'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' on January 19, 1994. When the series was first released in English, it was given the title ''Case Closed''.

== Awards and recognition ==
[[File:Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory.jpg|thumbnail|Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory|alt=Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory]]
Aoyama has won two awards for his work as a manga artist. In 1992, he won the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for [[shōnen]] for ''Yaiba''.<ref name="edogawaconandotcom" /> He would go on to win the same award for a second time in 2001, this time for ''Case Closed''.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|publisher=Shogakukan|language=ja|access-date=August 19, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805112042/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=August 5, 2015 }}</ref>

Additionally, his hometown [[Hokuei, Tottori|Hokuei]] has undertaken several ''machi okoshi'' (town revitalization) projects in honor of his contribution as a manga artist and resident. The first projects were the Conan Bridge across the Yura River and ''Case Closed'' statues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-13/hokuei-cho-honors-gosho-aoyama-with-museum|title=Hokuei-chô Honors Gosho Aoyama With Museum}}</ref> On March 18, 2007, the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory, a museum that celebrates Aoyama's career as a manga artist, was opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-19/asahi-shimbun-looks-at-new-gosho-aoyama-museum|title=Asahi Shimbun Looks at New Gosho Aoyama Museum}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
On May 5, 2005, Aoyama married [[Minami Takayama]], the singer of [[Two-Mix]] and voice actress for Conan in the anime adaptation of ''Case Closed''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-02/conan-and-kiki-married|title=Conan and Kiki Married}}</ref> On December 10, 2007, the two divorced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-10/conan-voice-actress-creator-divorce|title=Conan's Voice Actress, Conan's Manga Creator Divorce}}</ref>

== Manga works ==
*{{nihongo|''{{ill|Wait a Minute(manga)|lt=Wait a Minute|jp|ちょっとまってて|vertical-align=sup}}''|ちょっとまってて|Chotto Mattete}} (1987)
:The story of a boy genius named Yutaka Takai, whose [[Time travel|time machine]] [[jetpack]] sends his love interest through time for two years.
*{{nihongo|''[[Magic Kaito]]''|まじっく快斗|Majikku Kaito}} (1987–present)
:A five-volume manga series that tells the adventures of Kaito Kid, a mysterious [[gentleman thief]] who uses his skills as illusionist and master of disguise to commit robberies; his secret identity is that of high school student [[Kaito Kuroba]]. The first two volumes of the manga series were released in 1988, the third in 1994, the fourth in 2007, and the fifth in 2017; three more chapters were published in 2024. Although the series is currently on hiatus, Kaito Kid still appears regularly in ''Case Closed''.
*''[[Yaiba]]'' (1988–1993)
:A 24-volume manga series about the adventures of a young samurai named Yaiba Kurogane. It was adapted into a 52-episode anime series which aired between 1993 and 1994.
*{{nihongo|''[[3rd Base 4th]]''|4番サード|Yonban Sādo}} (1991–1993)
:A one-volume manga that tells the story of a boy named Shigeo Nagashima, a mediocre baseball player on his high school team. One day, he buys a magical bat from a sporting goods store that allows him to hit every pitch. However, he has to pay the mysterious store for each pitch he hits.
*{{nihongo|''Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories''|青山剛昌短編集|Aoyama Gōshō Tanpenshū}}
:Various short works written over the years:
::{{nihongo|''Play It Again''|プレイ イット アゲイン|Purei Itto Agein}}
::{{nihongo|''Excalibur''|えくすかりばぁ|Ekusukaribā}}
::{{nihongo|''Santa Claus in the Summer''|夏のサンタクロース|Natsu no Santa Claus}}
::{{nihongo|''The Detective George's Job (Detective George's Little Little & Great Operations)''|探偵ジョージのミニミニ大作戦|Tantei Jōji no Minimini Daisakusen}}
::{{nihongo|''Wait a Minute''|ちょっとまってて|Chotto Mattete}}
::{{nihongo|''Shōnen Sunday 19 (Talk) Show "The Wandering Red Butterfly"''|サンデー19show さまよえる赤い蝶|Shōnen Sandē 19(Tō-ku) Show "Samayoeru Akai Chō"}}
*{{nihongo|''[[Case Closed]]''/''Detective Conan''|名探偵コナン|Meitantei Konan}} {{nobold|(1994–present)}}
:Ongoing series that tells the story of genius high school detective [[Shinichi Kudo]], who one day is turned into a child by mysterious men and assumes the alias of Conan Edogawa. While trying to track down these men, he often encounters complicated mysteries, most of which only he can solve. This series is Aoyama's most well-known creation, and has been collected in 106 volumes as of October 18, 2024.
*{{nihongo|''Tell Me a Lie''|〜私にウソをついて〜|~Watashi ni Uso o Tsuite~}} (2007)
:A one-shot about a girl named {{nihongo|Terumi Arai|新井輝海|Arai Terumi}}, who can read people's minds when she looks them in the eyes.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Gosho Aoyama}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120216184137/http://www.gamf.jp/english/ Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory (Official English website)]

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