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Mitsumasa Anno is a Japanese illustrator and author of children's books. He was born on March 20, 1926 in Tsuwano, Japan. He is best known for his picture books, which often feature detailed illustrations of landscapes and everyday life in Japan. Anno studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, graduating in 1950. He then worked as a graphic designer for an advertising agency before becoming a freelance illustrator in 1957. Anno has written and illustrated over 50 books, including the popular Anno's Journey series. He has won numerous awards, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration in 1988 and the Japan Picture Book Award in 1989. Anno is 94 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He is married and has two children.

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Occupation Illustrator, writer
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 March 1926
Birthday 20 March
Birthplace Tsuwano, Japan
Date of death December 24, 2020
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Nationality Japan

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Who Is Mitsumasa Anno's Wife?

His wife is Midori

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Mitsumasa Anno Net Worth

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2020

Anno lived in Japan with his wife, Midori. They had two children, Masaichiro and Seiko. He died on 24 December 2020 from cirrhosis of the liver.

1984

The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Anno received the illustration award in 1984.

1948

During World War II, Anno was drafted into the Japanese army. After the war, Anno earned a degree from the Yamaguchi Teacher Training College (a predecessor of Yamaguchi University) in 1948. He taught mathematics for ten years in an elementary school in Tokyo before beginning a career illustrating children's books.

1926

Mitsumasa Anno (安野 光雅, Anno Mitsumasa, 20 March 1926 – 24 December 2020) was a Japanese illustrator and writer of children's books, known best for picture books with few or no words. He received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1984 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature."

Anno was born in 1926 in Tsuwano, a small town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan and grew up there. As a student at a regional high school, he studied art, drawing, and the writings of Hermann Hesse.