Following the July-announced winners of the latest round of Eisner Awards, the 2025 inductees into the Eisner Hall of Fame have been announced. A total of 21 individuals were selected this year, nine of which are still living, and among the late creators is revered manga author Shigeru Mizuki.Mizuki was a pioneer in the manga world, creating stories based on his World War II experiences as well as more fantastical series. He tapped the supernatural world of yokai to great effect for his most famous series, Hakaba Kitaro, which picked up after the work of writer Masami Ito and Keiyo Tatsumi and would eventually be renamed GeGeGe no Kitaro. The yokai boy Kitaro would go on to inspire anime, live-action films and video games over the decades that followed. Shigeru Mizuki passed away in 2015 at the age of 93. He has received two Eisner Awards, one for Showa: A History of Japan and one for Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths.Here’s the full list of inductees for 2025:
Deceased:
Peter Arno
Gus Arriola
Wilhelm Busch
Richard “Grass” Green
Rea Irvin
Jack Kamen
Joe Maneely
Shigeru Mizuki
Bob Oksner
Bob Powell
Ira Schnapp
Phil Seuling
Living:
Steve Bissette
Lucy Shelton Caswell
Philippe Druillet
Phoebe Gloeckner
Joe Sacco
Bill Schanes
Steve Schanes
Frank Stack
Angelo Torres
Mizuki’s bio on the announcement post:
Shigeru Mizuki (1922–2015)
Shigeru Mizuki was one of Japan’s most respected artists. A creative prodigy, he lost an arm in World War II. After the war, Mizuki became one of the founders of manga. He invented the yokai genre with GeGeGe no Kitaro, his most famous character, who has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. He received two Eisner Awards for his book series Showa: A History of Japan, as well as one for Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths.
Sources: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, ICv2
