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, born on September 20, 1965 in
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, is a Japanese
manga artist A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist bef ...
, who is well known for his manga '' Jiraishin''. As of March 2006, he is currently married and has one child. His alias is Ichigo Nekota.


History

He began his involvement in the manga work with the creation of ''Jiraishin'', published and serialized in Afternoon magazine and published in
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, which made him a popular icon in Japan from 1992-1999. In late 1999, he published a single manga volume called ''ALIVE'', published by Shueisha. Shortly afterwards, he published ''Tetsuwan Girl'', which is also carried by Kodansha as well. Takahashi was a guest lecturer at
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back in 1998, giving a talk on "Expression". Many of the students and teachers have said that he is well liked and popular due to his sense of humor and his looks. His former assistant was Tsutomu Nihei, who went to create the manga '' BLAME!''. Takahashi's travels to the
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in particular, enabled him to create scenes in '' Jiraishin'' that had
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conversations. His travels also influenced him to make Kyoya, Eriko and other ''Jiraishin'' characters speak fluent English. Takahashi provided the cover art for
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' 2017 album ''Ultimate Sacrifice''.


Works


Manga

*''69'' *''ALIVE'' *''Angel's Share'' *''Bakuon Rettou'' *''
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'' *''Blue Heaven'' *''Dead Flowers'' - His first manga under the alias of Ichigo Nekota *''
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Ice Blade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1992 to 1999, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...
'' (''Jiraishin'') *''
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'' *''ROUTE69'' *''SIDOOH'' *'' Skyhigh'' *''Skyhigh Karma'' *''Tetsuwan Girl'' *''Zankyо̄''


Anime

*''
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'' - In-Between Animator.Gad Guard, Episode 13: The People Who Live in Darkness/Dwellers of the Dark credits.


Music

*''Ultimate Sacrifice'' by
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- album cover


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Tsutomu 1965 births Living people People from Tokyo Manga artists from Tokyo Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General)