Hiroyuki Takei
Hiroyuki Takei ( Japanese 武 井 宏 之 , Takei Hiroyuki ; born May 15, 1972 in Yomogita , Aomori Prefecture ) is a Japanese manga artist who was best known for his manga Shaman King .
Life
Hiroyuki Takei's career began with the Dojin series SD Hyakkaten he in a fanzine published. In 1993 he took part in a competition of the Manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump , but could not convince the judges of his talent. With Itako no Anna he won the Tezuka Prize a year later .
As the winner of the competition, he gained Nobuhiro Watsuki's attention and was able to work with Eiichirō Oda ( One Piece ) as an assistant on the series Rurouni Kenshin . In 1997, Takei published his first own series, Butsu Zone, in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine . In 1998 he started Shaman King , which became very successful, was filmed into an anime series and translated into several languages. He completed the series in 2004 but began a sequel in 2012 with Shaman King Flowers .
His work deals with spiritual topics. Ghosts and shamans play an essential role in his works.
Works
- SD Hyakkaten ( SD 百貨店 )
- Sabaki no Kaminari ( 裁 き の 雷 )
- Doragu Doll Dan ( ド ラ グ ド ー ル 団 , Doragu Dōru Dan )
- Itako no Anna ( ITAKO の ANNA ; 1994)
- Desu Zero ( デ ス ゼ ロ , Desu Zero )
- Butsu Zone ( 仏 ゾ ー ン , Butsu Zōn ; 1997)
- Shaman King (シ ャ ー マ ン キ ン グ , Shāman Kingu ; 1998–2004)
- Exotica ( エ キ ゾ チ カ , Ekizochika ; 2003)
- Jūki Ningen Yunboru ( 重 機 人間 ユ ン ボ ル , Jūki Ningen Yunboru ; 2007)
- Karakuri Dōji Ultimo (機巧 童子 ULTIMO ; since 2008; concept: Stan Lee )
- Jumbor ( ユ ン ボ ル -JUMBOR- ; since 2010)
- Shaman King Flowers ( シ ャ ー マ ン キ ン グ FLOWERS; since 2012)
- Nekogahara ( 猫 ヶ 原 ; 2015–2018)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takei, Hiroyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 武井宏 之 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese manga artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yomogita , Aomori Prefecture |