Daisuke Higuchi (樋口 大輔 Higuchi Daisuke?) (born May 10, 1966) is a manga artist best known for her work on Whistle!. Often she is mistaken for a man, namely because Daisuke is a name usually attributed to men.
Her self portrait in Whistle! took the form of a crow[1].
History
Born in Gunma prefecture, she was recognized in the world of manga by being honored at the 43rd Osamu Tezuka awards in 1992 with third prize[2]. In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru[2]. In 1998, she became known in Japan for her soccer manga Whistle! and was said to be influenced after she went to France to attend the 1998 World Cup tournament[3].
With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated series[4]. As of 2006, it is believed that she is working on a new series.
She currently lives in Tokyo.
Works
Manga
- 1992 - Itaru - short story
- 1992 - Singing Flame - short story
- 1994 - X-Connection - short story
- 1997 - Break Free! - short story
- 1998~2002 - Whistle! - series of 24 books
- 2001 - X-Connection 2001 - short story
- 2005~2006 - Go Ahead - series of 4 books
- ???? - NOIZ
Anime
- The short stories collection Break Free! includes a story starring characters from Whistle! Two of the other stories are alternate versions of the one plot with the same characters.
References
- ↑ One example is found on the Whistle! Production Staff Corner of Whistle!, Volume 6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Seen in the first page of every Whistle! manga volume released in North America by VIZ Media. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Intro" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ World Cup Report, Whistle! Volume 2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daisuke Higuchi (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
External links
- STELLA MIRA (Official Japanese Website of Daisuke Higuchi)
- Daisuke Higuchi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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