is a Japanese
manga artist best known for her work on ''
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadc ...
''. Often she is mistaken for a man, namely because Daisuke is a name usually attributed to men.
Her self-portrait in Whistle! took the form of a crow.
History
Born in
Gunma prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 Square kilometre, km2 (2,456 Square mile, sq mi). Gunma P ...
, she was recognized in the world of manga by being honored at the 43rd Osamu Tezuka awards in 1992 with third prize.
[Seen in the first page of every Whistle! manga volume released in North America by VIZ Media.] In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru. In 1998, she became known in Japan for her soccer manga Whistle! and was said to be influenced after she went to France to attend the 1998 World Cup tournament.
With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated series. She currently lives in
Tokyo
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.
Works
Manga
* 1992 - ''Itaru'' - short story
* 1992 - ''Singing Flame'' - short story
* 1994 - ''X-Connection'' - short story
* 1997 - ''Break Free!'' - short story
* 1998~2002 -
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadc ...
- series of 24 books
* 2001 - ''X-Connection 2001'' - short story
* 2004 - ''NOIZ'' - short story
* 2005~2006 - ''Go Ahead'' - series of 4 books
* 2008 - ''Seirei Gakusha Kidan Reikyou Kaden'' (精霊学者綺談 黎鏡花伝), serialized in
Kadokawa Shoten's ''Beans Ace'' - 2 vol.
* 2009–present - ''Dokushi'' (ドクシ -読師-), serialized in ''
Comic Birz
was a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Gentosha's imprint Birz Comics from 1986 until 2018. The magazine was called ''Comic Burger'' (コミックバーガー), until it was renamed in 1996. Several manga that were ...
'' - 3 vol.
* 2012 - ''Sengoku Basara 3 - Kishin no Gotoku''
* 2013 - ''Akashiya Ginga Shoutengai''
* 2016 - ''Whistle! W'' - sequel to
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadc ...
- 2 volumes ongoing
Anime
* 2002 -
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadc ...
(As Original Creator)
* The short stories collection Break Free! includes a story starring characters from Whistle! Two of the other stories are alternate versions of the one plot with the same characters.
References
External links
STELLA MIRA (Official Japanese Website of Daisuke Higuchi)*
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Manga artists from Gunma Prefecture
1966 births
Living people