website birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
-lsb- http://www.itgm.jp/ official website -rsb- kushiro , hokkaido , japan japanese 4 april 1957 '' grappler baki '' keisuke itagaki
 keisuke itagaki manga artist
keisuke itagaki

in 1996 , he began working on `` garouden '' , an original work by baku yumemakura .
he has also collaborated on the series `` garouden boy '' .
prior to becoming a manga artist , he served 5 years in the 1st airborne brigade of the japan ground self-defense force .
during his service he practiced amateur boxing , and has competed in the national sports festival .
he also holds a degree in shorinji kempo , which he has practiced since he was a teenager .
