Keisuke Itagaki

Keisuke Itagaki
板垣 恵介
BornHiroyuki Itagaki
(1957-04-04) April 4, 1957 (age 67)
Kushiro, Kushiro Subprefecture, Japan
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Grappler Baki
Children3, including Paru Itagaki
www.itgm.jp

Keisuke Itagaki (Japanese: 板垣 恵介, Hepburn: Itagaki Keisuke, born April 4, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his martial arts series Grappler Baki (1991–1999) and its four sequels, which have sold over 100 million volumes.[1] In 1996, he began working on Garōden, an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He has also collaborated on the series Garōden Boy.

Prior to becoming a manga artist, he served five years in the 1st Airborne Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.[2] 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.

He is the father of Paru Itagaki, Beastars manga author.[3]

  1. ^ "新アニメーションシリーズ『バキ』2018年6月25日より、NETFLIXにて先行配信スタート！ 2018年7月1日より、TOKYO MX1ほかにてTV放送開始" (PDF) (in Japanese). TMS Entertainment. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Baki's Itagaki to Draw New 1st Airborne Brigade Manga". Anime News Network. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 19, 2019). "Weekly Shonen Champion Reveals Baki, BEASTARS Creators Are Father-Daughter". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19, 2019.