is a Japanese manga artist. He is the creator of ''

Apocalypse Zero ''Apocalypse Zero'', known in Japan as , is a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's '' Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from July 1994 to August 1996. The manga was adapted into a two epis ...

'' and ''

Shigurui is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel ''Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai'' by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, aired on Wowow from July to October 2007. The seri ...

''.

Works

* (1990, Jackpot) * (1991, Jackpot) * (1992, Jackpot) * (1993, Jackpot) * (1994,

Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimo ...

); English translation ''Apocalypse Zero'' (2005,

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) * (1997, Akita Shoten) * (1997, Akita Shoten) * (2001,

Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The c ...

) * (2003, Akita Shoten); adapted as ''Shigurui: Death Frenzy'' into a 12 episodes anime series by Madhouse * (2010, Akita Shoten) * (2013, Comic Ran Twins) * (2015, Akita Shoten)

Collaborations

* (2009,

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);

Kazuya Mishima is a fictional character in Bandai Namco's ''Tekken'' fighting game series, first featured as the protagonist in the original 1994 game and later became one of the major antagonists and antihero of the series. The son of worldwide conglomerate ...

's 3P costume design

References

External links

* Manga artists from Tokyo Living people People from Tokyo 1966 births {{Manga-artist-stub