is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 治 "reign" 修 "discipline" 理 "logic" 収 "obtain" 紀 "chronicle" 統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
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Fictional characters , a character in the anime and manga Bungo Stray Dogs , a character in the anime series Kamisama Kazoku , a character in the video game series Yakuza Osamu Kimizuka, a character in the shōnen-ai manga Loveless , a character in the tokusatsu series Moero!! Robocon , a character in the anime and manga World Trigger , a character in the anime and manga Haikyu!! , a character in the anime and manga series Ao no Orchestra
See also 11930 Osamu, a main-belt asteroid "Osamu's Birthday", a 1967 song released as a B-side on a 2004 single from the United States of America