Yoshihiro Togashi - wikipedia Yoshihiro Togashi Yoshihiro Togashi ( 1966 - 04 - 27 ) April 27, 1966 ( age 51 ) Shinjō, Yamagata, Japan Occupation Manga artist Nationality Japanese Period 1986 -- present Genre Fiction Subject Shōnen manga Notable works Yu Yu Hakusho Level E Hunter × Hunter Notable awards Tezuka Award ( 1986 ) Shogakukan Manga Award ( 1993 ) Spouse Naoko Takeuchi ( m. 1999 ) Children Yoshihiro Togashi ( 冨樫 義博, Togashi Yoshihiro, born April 27, 1966 in Shinjō, Yamagata ) is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age ; while he attended college, the publishing company Shueisha recognized his talent. Togashi has authored numerous manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter series, both of which have been published in the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of Sailor Moon. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 2 Personal life 3 Works 3.1 Manga 3.2 Other 4 References 5 External links Biography Early life Born in Shinjō, Yamagata, Togashi began drawing manga casually in his first to second year of elementary school. In high school, Togashi joined the fine - arts club ; he later enrolled at Yamagata University where he studied education in the hope of becoming a teacher. During college he submitted some of his manga work to Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha. In 1986, at age 20, he authored a manga titled Buttobi Straight ( ぶっとび ストレート, Buttobi Sutorēto ) for which he received the Tezuka Award, the most prestigious award for new comic artists in Japan. Another manga by Togashi titled Jura no Mizuki ( ジュラ の ミヅキ ) was an honorable mention in Shueisha 's first annual Hop Step Award Selection magazine, published in 1988. After having given up his goal of becoming a teacher, Togashi was contacted by an editor of Weekly Shōnen Jump during his senior year of college, who asked him to move to Tokyo. Career Togashi 's earliest published works for Shueisha included Ōkami Nante Kowakunai ! ! ( 狼 なんて 怖く ない ! !, lit. I 'm Not Afraid of the Wolf ! ! ), a collection of comedy manga short - stories. Weekly Shōnen Jump published some of the stories prior to a tankōbon release in 1989. Between 1989 and 1990, Togashi authored Ten de Shōwaru Cupid ( て んで 性悪 キューピッド, lit. An Ill - tempered Cupid in Heaven ), a four - volume romance manga involving the relationship between a normal, human boy and a beautiful, devil girl. In 1990, Togashi made a name for himself with his next series YuYu Hakusho ( 幽 ☆ 遊 ☆ 白書, lit. Poltergeist Report ). Based on his interests in the occult and in horror films, the plot features the character Yusuke Urameshi, who is killed and brought back to life as a `` Underworld Detective ''. The manga, which lasted 175 chapters over 19 tankōbon from 1990 to 1994, went on to sell over 50 million copies worldwide, earned Togashi a Shogakukan Manga Award in 1994, and received a hit anime adaptation. In 1995, he created Level E ( レベル E ), a science fiction - comedy manga. Comprising three volumes, it was first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1995 and ran until 1997. Level E was adapted into an anime television series in 2011. Togashi 's next major series Hunter × Hunter ( ハンター × ハンター ), an action - adventure manga, began serialization in 1998. The story revolves around the protagonist Gon Freecss, a young boy in search of his father, who is a legendary, elite member of society called a `` Hunter ''. This manga also performed very well commercially, with the first 20 volumes selling nearly 55 million copies in Japan as of August 2011. In 2008, Togashi tied with One Piece author Eiichiro Oda as the fifth favorite manga artist from a poll posted by the marketing research firm Oricon. Personal life Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the manga artist of Sailor Moon. The two were introduced at a party hosted by Kazushi Hagiwara in August 1997. The following year, Takeuchi assisted Togashi for short time by adding screentone to his manga Hunter × Hunter. Togashi and Takeuchi were married on January 6, 1999. In attendance for the ceremony were several fellow manga artists and voice actors from both the Sailor Moon and YuYu Hakusho anime series. The couple have two children and have collaborated on a children 's book titled Oobo -- Nu -- Tochiibo -- Nu -- ( おお ぼ ー ぬ ー と ちぃ ぼ ー ぬ ー ), which Takeuchi wrote and Togashi illustrated. Togashi is also one of the favorite artists of Masashi Kishimoto, the author of Naruto. Togashi enjoys board - game - style video games and bowling with his family. He also likes watching horror movies, and considers Do n't Look Up and Dawn of the Dead his favorites. Togashi cites visual effects designer H.R. Giger as a major influence. Togashi suffered from an immense amount of stress while working on YuYu Hakusho, which caused him inconsistent sleep patterns and chest pain. Togashi has taken numerous breaks in recent years while writing Hunter × Hunter, the first of which was due to illness. On March 29, 2011, Togashi and his fellow manga artist posted messages on the official Shōnen Jump website in support of the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. He has a younger brother named Hideaki Togashi, who is also a manga artist. Works Manga Sensēha Toshishita ! ! ( 1986, later featured in Ten de Shōwaru Cupid Volume 4 ) Jura no Miduki ( 1987, featured in Hop Step Award Selection Volume 1 and later in Ten de Shōwaru Cupid Volume 4 ) Ōkami Nante Kowakunai ! ! ( 1989, tankōbon published by Shueisha ) Buttobi Straight ( 1987 ) Tonda Birthday Present ( 1987, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Occult Tanteidan ( 1988 -- 1989, two parts published in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Horror Angel ( 1988, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Ōkami Nante Kowakunai ! ! ( 1989, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Ten de Shōwaru Cupid ( 1989 -- 1990, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) YuYu Hakusho ( 1990 -- 1994, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Level E ( 1995 -- 1997, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Hunter × Hunter ( 1998 -- ongoing, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump ) Other Yoshirin de Pon ! ( 1994, YuYu Hakusho dōjinshi distributed at 1994 summer Comic Market ) Biohazard 3 : The Last Escape Official Guidebook ( 1999, published by ASCII ) Official Hunter × Hunter Guide ( 2004, published by Shueisha ) YuYu Hakusho Who 's Who Underworld Character Book ( 2005, published by Shueisha ) YuYu Hakusho Illustrations ( 2005, published by Shueisha ) Oobo -- Nu -- To Chiibo -- Nu -- ( 2005, published by Kodansha ) Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo R ( 2011, published by Shueisha ) References ^ Jump up to : `` Vol. 13 ( 巻頭 インタビュー ) 冨樫 義博 '' ( Vol. 13 The First Page Interview Yoshihiro Togashi ) ( in Japanese ). Yamagata River and National Highway Office. Archived from the original on 2006 - 02 - 04. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Fujie, Kazuhisa & Wyman, Walt ( 2005 ). YuYu Hakusho Uncovered : The Unofficial Guide. Tokyo, Japan : DH Publishing Inc. pp. 11 -- 2. ^ Jump up to : Togashi, Yoshihiro ( 2003 ). `` Interview : Yoshihiro Togashi ''. Shonen Jump. San Francisco : Viz Media. 1 ( 5 ). ISSN 1545 - 7818. ^ Jump up to : `` SHONEN JUMP : Yoshihiro Togashi ''. Shonen Jump. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro ( October 1989 ). 狼 なんて 怖く ない ! ! ( Ōkami Nante Kowakunai ! ! ). 1. Shueisha. p. 145. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 871336 - 6. ^ Jump up to : ホップ ☆ ステップ 賞 Selection ( Hop Step Award Selection ). 1. Shueisha. March 15, 1988. p. 69. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 871111 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Atari and Funimation Expand Relationship with New Publishing Agreement ; Atari to Produce Video Games Based on FUNimation 's Yu Yu Hakusho Hit Anime '' ( Press release ). Beverly, Massachusetts : Business Wire. May 15, 2003. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ 小学館 漫画 賞 : 歴代 受賞 者 ( Shogakukan Manga Award : Past winners ) ( in Japanese ). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` レベル E / 1 '' ( Level E / 1 ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 872071 - 5. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` レベル E / 2 '' ( Level E / 2 ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 872072 - 2. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` レベル E / 3 '' ( Level E / 3 ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 872073 - 9. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Yoshihiro Togashi 's Level E Manga Gets Anime in 2011 ''. Anime News Network. October 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ `` 『 HUNTER × HUNTER 』 日本 テレビ 系 に て アニメ 化 決定 ! '' ( Decision by NTV to animation Hunter × Hunter ! ) ( in Japanese ). Famitsu. August 2, 2006. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Oricon : Nana 's Yazawa, DB 's Toriyama are Most Popular ''. Anime News Network. March 4, 2008. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ Takeuchi, Naoko ( January 1999 ). `` 武内 直子 姫 の 社会 復帰 ぱーんち ! ! ( Round 2 ) '' ( Princess Naoko Takeuchi 's Return to Society Punch ! ! ( Round 2 ) ). Young You ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. Jump up ^ Takeuchi, Naoko ( March 1999 ). `` 武内 直子 姫 の 社会 復帰 ぱーんち ! ! ( Round 4 ) '' ( Princess Naoko Takeuchi 's Return to Society Punch ! ! ( Round 4 ) ). Young You ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. Jump up ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro ( December 25, 2009 ). 名前 ( Name ). Hunter × Hunter. 27. Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 870065 - 6. Jump up ^ おお ぼ ー ぬ ー と ちぃ ぼ ー ぬ ー ( Oobo -- Nu -- Tochiibo -- Nu -- ) ( in Japanese ). Kodansha. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ Kishimoto, Masashi ( December 4, 2009 ). NARUTO ― ナルト ― ( 秘伝 皆 の 書 ) オフィシャル プレミアム ファン BOOK. Naruto ( in Japanese ). Japan : Shueisha. pp. 74 -- 81. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 874834 - 4. Jump up ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro ( October 1989 ). 狼 なんて 怖く ない ! ! ( I 'm Not Afraid of the Wolf ! ! ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. p. 77. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 871336 - 6. Jump up ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro ( 1994 ). Yoshihiro Togashi Speaks. ヨシ りん で ポン ! ( Yoshirin de Pon ! ) ( in Japanese ). pp. 13 -- 4. Jump up ^ `` Hunter X Hunter on Hiatus ''. Anime News Network. November 16, 2005. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hunter X Hunter Interupted ( sic ) ''. Anime News Network. February 12, 2006. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hunter X Hunter Manga Put on Hold in Japan Again ''. Anime News Network. February 10, 2007. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Hunter X Hunter Manga to Restart on October 6 ''. Anime News Network. August 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Sailor Moon 's Takeuchi, Hunter X Hunter 's Togashi Have 2nd Baby ( Updated ) ''. Anime News Network. December 24, 2009. Retrieved 2010 - 04 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Hunter X Hunter Manga Put on Hold in Japan Again ''. Anime News Network. May 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ ジャンプ の マンガ 家 から 被災 者 の みなさま へ の メッセージ が 続々 届い て ます ( A message to the victims from the authors of Jump manga ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. March 29, 2011. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ センセー は 年 下 ! ! ( The Teacher is Younger ! ! ). Ten de Shōwaru Cupid. 4. Shueisha. March 24, 1994. p. 169. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 871674 - 9. Jump up ^ Studio Bentstuff. `` バイオ ハザード 3 ラスト エスケープ 公式 ガイド ブック 脱出 遂行 編 CONTENTS '' ( Biohazard 3 : The Last Escape Official Guidebook Contents ) ( in Japanese ). ASCII. Retrieved March 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` HUNTER × HUNTER ハンター 協会 公式 発行 ハンターズ ・ ガイド '' ( Official Hunter × Hunter Guide ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 873701 - 0. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ 幽 ・ 遊 ・ 白書 公式 キャラクターズ ブック 霊界 紳士録 冨樫 義博 / ( 株 ) 樹 想 社 ( YuYu Hakusho Who 's Who Underworld Character Book ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 873732 - 4. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ 冨樫 義博 幽 ・ 遊 ・ 白書 画集 冨樫 義博 ( YuYu Hakusho Illustrations ) ( in Japanese ). Shueisha. ISBN 978 - 4 - 08 - 873733 - 1. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 04. Jump up ^ `` 「 アイ シールド 21 」 の 村田 雄介 氏 が 執筆 した 、 週刊 少年 ジャンプ 公認 の 「 漫画 の 描き 方 」 マンガ 、 ジャンプ コミックス 「 ヘタッピ マンガ 研究 所 R 」 ( 集英社 ) が 6 月 3 日 ( 金 ) に 発売 ! '' ( `` Eyeshield 21 '' was written by Dr. Yusuke Murata, Weekly Shōnen Jump 's official `` How to draw manga '' comics, Graphic Novels `` Hetappi Institute Comics R '' ( Shueisha ), June 03 ( Friday ) released ! ) ( in Japanese ). Dream News. June 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 10. External links Transcript of interview in American Monthly Shonen Jump ( archived ) Profile at takeuchi-naoko.com Yoshihiro Togashi at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi Media Characters Chapters Episodes Season 1 Films Other media Music Sai - Kyou Best Selection Album `` Hohoemi no Bakudan '' `` Unbalance na Kiss o Shite '' `` Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki '' Games Video games Spirit Detective Dark Tournament Tournament Tactics J - Stars Victory VS Trading Card Game Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi Media Chapters Characters Nippon Animation series ( 1999 ) Episodes OVAs Madhouse series ( 2011 ) Episodes Films Phantom Rouge The Last Mission Related Jump Super Stars Jump Ultimate Stars J - Stars Victory VS Shogakukan Manga Award -- Shōnen 1970s Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio ( 1975 ) Captain and Play Ball by Akio Chiba and Ganbare Genki by Yū Koyama ( 1976 ) Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga series by Leiji Matsumoto ( 1977 ) Dame Oyaji by Mitsutoshi Furuya ( 1978 ) Toward the Terra and Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya ( 1979 ) 1980s Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi ( 1980 ) Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama ( 1981 ) Miyuki and Touch by Mitsuru Adachi ( 1982 ) Musashi no Ken by Motoka Murakami ( 1983 ) Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani ( 1984 ) Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe ! Jinrui II by Akira Oze ( 1985 ) Ginga : Nagareboshi Gin by Yoshihiro Takahashi ( 1986 ) Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari by Hidenori Hara ( 1987 ) B.B. by Osamu Ishiwata ( 1988 ) Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima ( 1989 ) 1990s Mobile Police Patlabor by Masami Yuki ( 1990 ) Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita ( 1991 ) Ghost Sweeper Mikami by Takashi Shiina and Yaiba by Gosho Aoyama ( 1992 ) Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi ( 1993 ) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue ( 1994 ) Major by Takuya Mitsuda ( 1995 ) Firefighter ! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda ( 1996 ) Ganba ! Fly High by Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta ( 1997 ) ARMS by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa ( 1998 ) Monkey Turn by Katsutoshi Kawai and Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata ( 1999 ) 2000s Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and Cheeky Angel by Hiroyuki Nishimori ( 2000 ) Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi ( 2001 ) Konjiki no Gasshu ! ! by Makoto Raiku ( 2002 ) Yakitate ! ! Japan by Takashi Hashiguchi and Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa ( 2003 ) Bleach by Tite Kubo ( 2004 ) Wild Life by Masato Fujisaki ( 2005 ) Kekkaishi by Yellow Tanabe ( 2006 ) Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima ( 2007 ) Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi ( 2008 ) Sket Dance by Kenta Shinohara ( 2009 ) 2010s King Golf by Ken Sasaki ( 2010 ) Nobunaga Concerto by Ayumi Ishii ( 2011 ) Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa ( 2012 ) Magi : The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Ohtaka ( 2013 ) Be Blues ! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka ( 2014 ) Haikyu ! ! by Haruichi Furudate ( 2015 ) Mob Psycho 100 by ONE ( 2016 ) VIAF : 76433064 LCCN : no2004007093 ISNI : 0000 0000 4500 3863 SUDOC : 034985832 BNF : cb12567867q ( data ) NDL : 00267382 BNE : XX1477662 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yoshihiro_Togashi&oldid=811872737 '' Categories : 1966 births Living people Manga artists Manga artists from Yamagata Prefecture Yoshihiro Togashi Hidden categories : CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 uses Japanese - language script ( ja ) Articles containing Japanese - language text Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский کوردی ไทย Türkçe Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 24 November 2017, at 15 : 50. 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Question: who is the writer of hunter x hunter
Answer: Yoshihiro Togashi