Eiichiro Oda
Before creating "Shaman King", Takei, an assistant of Nobuhiro Watsuki's "Rurouni Kenshin", exchanged ideas about the series with the other assistants which included the creator of "One Piece", Eiichiro Oda. As a colleague of Watsuki, he worked primarily as a manga assistant, only focusing on his own projects during his days off. He was influenced by street art from hip-hop and rap culture, which is apparent in his manga artwork. For drawing, he used calligraphy inks and pen nibs. When illustrating, he used Copic brand color markers.