- Born
- Birth nameToshio Kawasaki
- Nickname
- Tentacle Master
- Toshio Maeda was born on September 17, 1953 in Osaka, Japan. He is a writer and actor.
- A motorcycle accident in 2001 left Maeda with limited ability in his drawing hand but he continued to use his computer to create characters and write scripts.
- His favorite writers are Neil Adams, Gil Kane, Takao Saito, Osamu Tezuka and Go Nagai.
- Toshio Maeda once collaborated with Ikki Kajiwara (the creator of Ashita no Joe and Tiger Mask) on a manga known as Ashita e Kickoff in 1976.
- Was mentored by Kenji Nanba.
- Was good friends with the late Takao Saito, who is best known for creating Golgo 13.
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