Takashi Yanase

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Takashi Yanase
Hijūdai Maneuver Area, 1940
Born	柳瀬 嵩(Yanase Takashi) (1919-02-06)February 6, 1919 Kochi, Japan
Died	October 13, 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 94) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Manga artist, Illustrator, Poet
Known for	Anpanman
Spouse	Nobu Komatsu ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 1993)​
Military service
Allegiance	Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	China Expeditionary Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II (Pacific War)

Takashi Yanase (やなせ たかし,Yanase Takashi,February 6, 1919 – October 13, 2013) was a Japanese writer, poet, illustrator and lyricist.^[1] He was best known as the creator of the picture book and animated series Anpanman. Yanase was chairman of the Japan Cartoonists Association from May 2000 to 2012.