is a Japanese cartoonist and

manga artist A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...

, best known for his work '' Captain Tsubasa''. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about ''Captain Tsubasa''. He is also known for his soccer series, '' Hungry Heart: Wild Striker''. He currently chairman of Nankatsu SC. Yoichi Takahashi visited

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, Tsubasa Oozora's Spanish football club in the manga, on 17 January 2016 as a guest of the club. In 2018, Takahashi received the ''Honorary Citizen Award'' from

Katsushika is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is known as Katsushika City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km2. The total area is 34.80 ...

for his contributions to the city through his manga.

Works

; ''Captain Tsubasa'' series * '' Captain Tsubasa'' (1981–1988, in ''

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'') * '' Captain Tsubasa: All Star Game'' (one-shot) * '' Captain Tsubasa: FCRB'' (one-shot) * '' Captain Tsubasa: Final Countdown'' (one-shot) * '' Captain Tsubasa: GOLDEN–23'' (2005- 2009, ''

Weekly Young Jump is a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's '' Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the "Y ...

'') * '' Chibi'' (1992–1993, in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * '' Hungry Heart: Wild Striker'' (2002–2004, in ''

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'') * '' Sho no Densetsu'' * ''Captain Tsubasa: 3109 Nichi Zenkiroku'' guide * ''Goalkeeper'' novel * Nankatsu SC chairman * '' Soccer Shoujo Kaede'' (one-shot) * Shenmue (video game)

Honours

* Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2023

References

External links

Yoichi Takahashi manga
at Media Arts Database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Yoichi 1960 births Living people Manga artists from Tokyo Captain Tsubasa People from Katsushika