Are shiro amano and yoshitaka amano related?

Question

I was told by a friend that the two were related. i was wondering if this was correct or it was just a strange coincidence they had the same last name and were artists for Square-Enix.

Answer 1

I haven't seen any paperwork or websites that say they are related.  I do know that Amano is a typical last name in Japan.  Here are a list of other famous people with the same last name:

People named Amano include:

Eugene Amano, a Filipino-born NFL player

Shiro Amano, a manga artist/author

Takashi Amano, aquarium designer and photographer

Tsukiko Amano, Japanese singer

Yoshitaka Amano, illustrator

Yuri Amano, voice actress

Amano Jyaku, the fictional protagonist of Urotsukidōji.