Aoyama, Yoshimasa (青山 剛昌) or as he is well-known, Gosho Aoyama, was born in Tottori prefecture (near of Kyoto, Japan) on June 21, 1963. He practiced kendo for some years and was graduated from Ikuei high school, and then studied in the Art Department of Japan University. Later, when he finished his university studies, he initiated the sketcher career and soon after it obtained the prestigious prize Shonen Sunday given by Shogakukan, for his successful work "Chotto Matte!" (Wait a minute!) released on that magazine, in 1986. This last one, along with other short histories like "4ban Saado" (an autoconclusive story about baseball) of the author were recopilated in the tankoubon called "Aoyama Gosho Kessaku Tanpenshû" (Gosho Aoyama Presents).
Aoyama gained fame and popularity with the manga of "Magic Kaito" (3 tankoubons and unfinished, where he tells the story of Kaito Kid, his favourite character from all his series).
He affirm his success in 1988 with his work called "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba" (well known as Yaiba, and recopilated in 24 tankoubons). This last manga was adapted into a television serie with a total of 51 episodes.
But without doubts, Aoyama reached the maximum point in his carrer as mangaka in 1994, when he published his most famous work that makes him known around the world, a manga called "Meitantei Conan" (also known as "Detective Conan", and actually broadcasted in the USA television by Cartoon Network with the name of "Case Closed"). "Meitantei Conan" was and is the most important manga in his career, recopilated in 51 tankoubons and still on-going.
Gosho Aoyama is a fanatical reader of mystery novels, specialy those of Sherlock Holmes. Also likes the cinema, soccer (is fanatic of Juventus from Italy) and the baseball...