Toshio Okada
- January 10, 2024
- Producer
Quick Facts
Toshio Okada Biography
| Name | Toshio Okada |
| Birthday | Jul 1 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | Ōsaka |
| Home Town | Ōsaka |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | Kazumi Okada |
| Children(s) | Shizuka Okada |
Toshio Okada is one of the most popular and richest Producer who was born on July 1, 1958 in Ōsaka, Ōsaka, Japan. Toshio Okada (岡田 斗司夫 , Okada Toshio, born July 1, 1958) is an anime producer, author, and lecturer. He is a co-founder and former president of the production company Gainax. He is portrayed by actor Gaku Hamada in the 2014 TV Drama Aoi Honō based on the autobiographical manga by his fellow Kazuhiko Shimamoto. His current talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo.
On February 14, 1982, he opened “General Products” as a part of his parents company to sell SF Goods in Osaka. Before opening his shop, he borrowed money from his parents and got permission to use term of general products from Larry Niven. In this year, he got married.
In 1989, Okada’s first child was born, a daughter.
He has written several Japanese-language books on otaku culture, and lectured on the topic as an adjunct instructor at University of Tokyo from 1996 to
- He is considered the foremost authority on otaku and in addition, in a tribute to his own otaku-ness has been crowned “OtaKing” amongst his colleagues and fellow otaku.
In 1981, his group promoted 20th Japanese SF convention (aka Daicon III), and he put “DAICON III Opening Animation” on the screen. Okada and Yasuhiro Takeda and their group established “Daicon Film” as an anime producing team and commissioned undergraduates of Osaka University of Arts to produce DAICON III and IV Opening Animations for the SF convention. Hideaki Anno, Takami Akai, and Hiroyuki Yamaga who were undergraduates of that university worked on those animations.
Toshio Okada Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Producer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Toshio Okada is one of the richest Producer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Toshio Okada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Okada was admitted to Osaka Electro-Communication University to learn to use computer in 1978, but he could not obtain any credits in the first year because he had forgotten to hand in his course registration form. For this reason, he stopped completing all the courses necessary for a university degree, and he joined a group of SF fans and went into its activity. He lived on a monthly allowance from his parents who did not know of his dropping out. In the same year, he saw Star Wars while dressed as Darth Vader.
In 1981, he was formally expelled from his university.
In 1986, he established Gainax as an Anime studio and isolated General Products from his parents company. Okada assumed office as CEO of Gainax and Yasuhiro Takeda assumed office as CEO of General Products.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Toshio Okada height 5 ft 7 in Toshio weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Toshio Okada Dating?
According to our records, Toshio Okada married to Kazumi Okada. As of December 1, 2023, Toshio Okada’s is not dating anyone.
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Toshio Ranked on the list of most popular Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Toshio Okada celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.