Naoko Takeuchi

Naoko Takeuchi
武内 直子
Takeuchi at the 1998 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1967-03-15) March 15, 1967 (age 57)
Other namesSumire Shirobara[1]
OccupationManga artist
Years active1986–present
Notable work
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children2
AwardsKodansha Manga Award (1993)

Naoko Takeuchi (Japanese: 武内 直子, Hepburn: Takeuchi Naoko, born March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time.[2] She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Sailor Moon.[3]

Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (2014-08-02). "Sailor Moon Creator Wrote Momoiro Clover Z's Crystal Theme Lyrics". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  2. ^ Schodt, Frederik L. (1999). Dreamland Japan (2nd ed.). Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781880656235.
  3. ^ Hahn, Joel. "Kodansha Manga Award". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2017-12-04.