Takashi Hashiguchi

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Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口 たかし Hashiguchi Takashi, born June 2, 1967) is a manga author.

Hashiguchi was born in Tokyo and has O type blood. He won a newcomer's award in 1987 (published in a magazine), and Combat Teacher debuted the following year in the same magazine. 1988 marks the beginning of his career as a professional mangaka. He enjoys comedy as well, and took a brief interlude from drawing to try his luck as a comedian. Most of his manga has to do with the realization of childhood dreams (e.g. making bread in Yakitate!! Japan, becoming the yo-yo master in Super Yo-Yo (Chousoku Spinner), etc.) and he focuses mainly on unusual occupations or sports.

His works include:

  • Combat Teacher (1988)
  • Kinniku Kurabu (1991)
  • Chie-Baachan No Chiebukuro (1992)
  • Suto Ii Bashuko! Yon-Koma Gag Gaiden (1993)
  • Caster Mairu Zo (1995)
  • Windmill (1997)
  • Super Yo-Yo (Chousoku Spinner) (1997)
  • SCISSORS (2000)
  • Yakitate!! Japan (2002)