Daisuke Higuchi
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is a Japanese female 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.
, she was recognized in the world of manga by being honored at the 43rd Osamu Tezuka awards in 1992 with third prize. In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru. 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.
With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated series. As of 2006, it is believed that she is working on a new series.
She currently lives in Tokyo
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Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
best known for her work on Whistle!
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi, which was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series, broadcast exclusively by the anime television network, Animax across Japan and South Korea....
. 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.
History
Born in Gunma prefectureGunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshu island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
, she was recognized in the world of manga by being honored at the 43rd Osamu Tezuka awards in 1992 with third prize. In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru. 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.
With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated series. As of 2006, it is believed that she is working on a new series.
She currently lives in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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Manga
- 1992 - Itaru - short story
- 1992 - Singing Flame - short story
- 1994 - X-Connection - short story
- 1997 - Break Free! - short story
- 1998~2002 - Whistle!Whistle!is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi, which was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series, broadcast exclusively by the anime television network, Animax across Japan and South Korea....
- series of 24 books - 2001 - X-Connection 2001 - short story
- 2004 - NOIZ - short story
- 2005~2006 - Go Ahead - series of 4 books
- 2008 - Seirei Gakusha Kidan Reikyou Kaden (精霊学者綺談 黎鏡花伝), serialized in Kadokawa ShotenKadokawa Shotenis a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
's Beans Ace - 2 vol. - 2009–present - Dokushi (ドクシ -読師-), serialized in Comic BirzComic Birzis a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Gentosha.-Manga titles published in Birz:*888*Akaten Hero!*Arm of Kannon*Beast of East*Blood Sucker*Bushidō*Butterfly*Category: Freaks*Chalk...
- 3 vol.
Anime
- 2002 - Whistle!Whistle!is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi, which was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series, broadcast exclusively by the anime television network, Animax across Japan and South Korea....
(As Original Creator)
- 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.