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, born March 15, 1967, is a manga artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works are widely admired by anime/manga fans. She is a well-known mangaka in the United States. Her most popular work, ''Sailor Moon'', has been widely reprinted and marketed in North America. Takeuchi is an avid traveler and has visited the United States many times. She attended San Diego Comic-Con in 1998.
Biography
Early life
Naoko Takeuchi was born to Kenji and Ikuko Takeuchi. She has a younger brother named Shingo. She used their names in the manga of ''Sailor Moon'' and mentions this in interviews and several comic strips she did in the place of author notes.
She attended Kofu Ichi High. The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko She wore sailor suits and was in the astronomy and manga clubs. This experience later heavily influenced her work, ''Sailor Moon'' as well as previous manga such as ''Love Call'' and ''Rain Kiss''. She wanted to be a manga artist at this age, however her father, Kenji, said that in case she did not make it that she should find another profession. This is when she went to college for a degree in chemistry.
Takeuchi graduated from Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy, where she received a degree in chemistry. She became a licensed pharmacist. Her senior thesis was entitled "Heightened Effects of Thrombolytic Actions Due to Ultrasound." The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko
Working for Kodansha
Naoko Takeuchi then worked for Kodansha started at the age of 19 when she published ''Love Call'' which received an award. She worked steadily on one-shot pieces until ''Maria''. ''Maria'' was her first serial comic which was loosely based on ''Daddy-Long-Legs'' and her friend Marie Koizumi, who helped her write it.
She again had another serial with ''The Cherry Project'' which ran for three volumes which was about skating. Upon completing ''The Cherry Project'' she wanted to do a manga on outer space and girl fighters. Her editor Fumio Osano (nicknamed Osa-P) asked her to put the fighters in Sailor Suits, and '' was born. When ''Sailor V'' was going to be turned into an anime she reworked the series and added four other Sailor Soldiers. This became ''Sailor Moon'' which was a hit. While she worked on ''Sailor Moon'' she also simultaneously worked on ''Sailor V''. However the magazine that Sailor V was running in was canceled. The project to turn Sailor V into an anime as well as Sailor Moon was canceled with the magazine.[7]
She then worked on ''PQ Angels''. This gained a fair amount of popularity but was suddenly canceled due to Kodansha losing seven pages of manuscript. It is possible that it was meant to be turned into an anime since there was mention of Toei having the manuscript.[8]
PNP establishment
PNP stands for Princess Naoko Planning. She established this company name to manage her properties for mainly ''Sailor Moon''. Later this encompassed Togashi's work as well. She runs it by herself. This name shows up on several musical credits such as ''Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu''.
Leaving Kodansha
Naoko Takeuchi was upset at the loss of seven pages of the ''PQ Angels'' manuscript in 1997. The manga was originally slated to become a tankoubon, but with the manuscript pages lost it became impossible. Osano Fumio also left her for a shounen magazine. Then the plans for the ''Materials Collection'' were canceled.[8] Naoko Takeuchi left Kodansha. She went to Shueisha hoping to find out more about the manga industry and if manuscripts are often lost.
It was around this time she met Yoshihiro Togashi.
Working for Togashi and marriage
In her short comic strip Princess Naoko Takeuchi Back-to-Work Punch!!, she states that she met Yoshihiro Togashi at a meeting and had a meeting arranged between them by Megumi Ogata.[10][11] She worked for him as an assistant (doing screentone) and a manager on Hunter x Hunter Volume 1. However the work and the demands were more than she expected so she ended up quitting.
Around this time she conceived of the idea for ''Toki
★ Meka'' which eventually turned into ''Toki
★ Meca''.★ meca> Toki Meca Volume 1, , Naoko, Takeuchi, Kodansha, , ISBN 4-06-372061-6 Togashi had a similar idea at the same time as her, but it was never fully realized. He helped somewhat with Toki
★ Meka at this point in developing the idea by drawing some concept sketches, which Naoko Takeuchi showed in Toki
★ Meca volume 1.
They dated and were married in 1999. They have a son, born in January 2001, whose real name they choose not to disclose, but whom they have nicknamed "Petit Ouji," which means "little prince" in combined French and Japanese.
Return to Kodansha
Sailor Moon's license was about to expire. Kodansha eventually made a deal with Takeuchi and she returned in 1999 to make the ''Materials Collection''. Her first serialized manga after her return was and made ''Love Witch''. ''Love Witch'' was canceled for unknown reasons. Takeuchi also started to work on the reprints of ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor V''.
She also made a one-shot ''Toki
★ Meka''.
Establishing of official website
Naoko Takeuchi also established with the help of Bandai[12] the ''Sailor Moon'' official website. The establishment of the website coincides with the establishment of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', the ''Sailor Moon'' live action series. She posted updates such as character biographies, pictures and whatever she was working on. After the end of ''PGSM'' the website was drastically changed and stripped. It now contains animated versions of the reprinted manga and flash animations and profiles.[13] It still is up and continuing.
PGSM involvement
Naoko Takeuchi was heavily involved in the Live Action ''Sailor Moon'' Series, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. Ayaka Komatsu said she learned a lot from her. Naoko Takeuchi in an interview had stated that she was interested in learning more about the anime industry. This culminated in the creation of ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''. The series plot displays a plot heavily reliant on the manga and also explores many themes that the manga was unable to explore.
She showed up at the official conference with the fist up, meaning good luck in Act Zero.
During the time she worked on ''PGSM'', no new manga were released.
Return to Drawing Manga
After the series ''PGSM'' wrapped up she worked on ''Toki
★ Meca''. During ''Toki
★ Meca'' Fumio Osano returned to be her editor.★ meca /> During this time she worked more closely with managing PNP and gave talks to college students.[14] She still works on the website updating about once a month with new flash animations or profiles.13
Works
Manga
The following is a list of Naoko Takeuchi's works, both major and minor, since her debut: Takeuchi Naoko (Unofficial Website of Takeuchi Naoko) The Manga of Takeuchi Naoko
★ 'Chocolate Christmas' (チョコレート・クリスマス ''Chokorēto Kurisumasu'', 1987-1988):
★
★ A story about a girl that falls in love with a DJ over Christmas. It was collected into a single ''tankobon'' volume.
★ 'Maria' (ま・り・あ ''Ma-ri-a'', 1989-1990):
★
★ A story loosely based on the book ''Daddy-Long-Legs'' by Jean Webster.
★ 'The Cherry Project' (Theチェリープロジェクト ''The Cherī Purojekuto'', 1990-1991):
★
★ A figure skating-themed manga, spanning 3 volumes, involving the young skater Cherry's quest to become a professional skater and win the heart of a boy. The series was released in 3 collected volumes between 1991 and 1992.
★ 'Codename: Sailor V' (コードネームはセーラーV ''Kōdonēmu wa Sērā Bui'', 1991-1997):
★
★ This series follows the adventures of costumed "magical girl" Sailor V. It was the direct predecessor to (and something of a prototype for) ''Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon'', and introduced Minako Aino, alias "Sailor V," who would become a supporting character in the latter series. The series was concluded after the author had already finished ''Sailor Moon,'' and featured an ending that tied the two series together. Originally released in 3 volumes, ''Codename: Sailor V'' was re-released in 2004 in a deluxe two-volume "Renewal Edition" (新装版 ''Shinzōban'') format.
★ 'Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon' (美少女戦士セーラームーン ''Bishōjo Senshi Sērāmūn'', 1992-1997)
★
★ Known to American audiences simply as ''Sailor Moon'', this manga is Naoko Takeuchi's most famous work, which spawned an anime, several films, stage musicals, and a live-action television series. A fusion of styles between the ''mahō shōjo'' and ''sentai'' genres, ''Sailor Moon'' tells the story of Usagi Tsukino, a girl who discovered one day that she was the reincarnation of a celestial heroine fighting for love and justice. This series was largely responsible for the late-1990s resurgence of "magical girl" anime and manga. The series was originally released in 18 volumes, but was re-released in 2003 and 2004 in a deluxe 12-volume "Renewal Edition" (新装版 ''Shinzōban'') format, with two supplementary volumes containing side stories to the main work.
★ 'Miss Rain' (ミス・レイン ''Misu Rein'', 1993):
★
★ A collection of 5 short manga, including the title work.
★ 'Prism Time' (プリズム・タイム ''Purizumu Taimu'', 1986-1997):
★
★ A collection of one-shot stories from early works to those from the late 1990s. It is available in 2 volumes, released in 1995 and 1997, respectively.
★ 'PQ Angels' (ＰＱエンジェルス ''PQ Enjerusu'', 1997):
★
★ Features two alien girls, able to turn into cockroaches, who are searching for their princess. The series was a complete disaster for Takeuchi: it was discontinued abruptly after only 4 chapters, and Kodansha lost the proofs of the portion that had been written. For obvious reasons, it has only appeared in its original serialization, from September to December 1997.
★ 'Princess Naoko Takeuchi's Return-to-Society Punch!!' (1998-?):
★
★ A collection of short strips detailing what Takeuchi did after Sailor Moon. It ran for a number of years under a changing title, giving details about her post-''Sailor Moon'' slump and recovery, as well as her meeting, marrying, and starting a family with fellow manga creator Yoshihiro Togashi. The comic ran in Shueisha's ''Young You'' magazine, rather than a Kodansha publication, and has not been collected since its original serialization. There are similar "____ Punch!" comic strips in the same format at the end of some of the ''Sailor Moon'' "Renewal Edition" volumes.
★ 'Toki☆Meka!' (とき☆メカ! ''Toki☆Meka!'', 2001):
★
★ A one-shot story about a robot (Mecha), her creator, and their adventures.
★ 'Love Witch' (ラブ ウィッチ ''Rabu Witchi'', 2002):
★
★ A story where a girl receives a perfume bottle and becomes a witch, but with a heavy price. It was discontinued after 3 chapters and one side story, with no explanation. It has yet to be reprinted in any sort of compilation.
★ 'Toki☆Meca!' (とき☆めか! ''Toki☆Meca!'', 2005-2006):
★
★ A serialized version of the original one-shot, begun after the completion of the ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Sailor V'' re-releases. The first portion ran from the January to April 2005 issues of Nakayoshi, after which the author went on hiatus, promising that she would return to the series later. The second phase of the series was begun in November 2005. One collected volume, released in August 2005, has been published thus far. The serialization officially ended in May 2006. This makes Toki☆Meca! the first series that Takeuchi has completed since Sailor Moon and Codename wa Sailor V.
Illustrations
★ Mermaid Panic Volumes 1-3 (written by Marie Koizumi)
★ Atashi no Wagamama (written by Marie Koizumi)
★ Zettai, Kore o Ubbatte Miseru (written by Marie Koizumi)
Written books
★ Oboo-nu- to Chiboo-nu- (illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi)
★
★ A children's book written for her son's birthday.
Song lyrics
Takeuchi wrote the lyrics for a number of songs featured in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime and live-action series. They are mainly character-based image songs, but do include a few theme songs.[15] These include:
★ ''Ai wo Shinjiteru'' ("Believe in Love") — Image song for Sailor Moon
★ ''Chikara wo Awasete'' ("Combining Power") — Image song for Taiki/Sailor Star Maker
★ ''Ginga Ichi Mibun Chigai na Kataomoi'' ("Unrequited Love a Station Apart in the Galaxy") — Image song for Seiya/Sailor Star Fighter
★ ''Honoo no Sogekimono (Flame Sniper)'' — Image song for Sailor Mars
★ ''Initial U'' — Image song for Sailor Uranus
★ ''Katagoshi ni Kinsei'' ("Venus Over my Shoulder") — PGSM image song for Sailor Venus
★ ''Kirari
★ SailorDream!'' ("Sparkling Sailor Dream!") — Theme Song for ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''
★ ''Luna!'' — Image song for Luna
★ ''Mayonaka Hitori'' ("Alone At Midnight") — Image song for Yaten/Sailor Star Healer
★ ''Over Rainbow Tour'' — PGSM image song for Sailor Moon
★ ''Princess Moon'' — Second Ending Theme
★ ''"Rashiku" Ikimasho'' ("I'll Go With My Looks") — Ending theme from SuperS
★ ''Route Venus'' — Image song for Sailor Venus (''Sailor Moon R'')
★ ''Sailor Star Song'' — Theme song to ''Sailor Stars''
★ ''Sailor Team no Theme'' (Sailor Team's Theme)
★ ''Senshi no Omoi'' (Feelings of a Soldier) — Image song for Sailor Neptune
★ ''We Believe You'' — Image song for Sailor Jupiter
Awards
She has won several awards including the 2nd Nakayoshi Comic Prize for Newcomers, for “Yume ja Nai no Ne,” in 1985. She also won for "Love Call" which won Nakayoshi's New Artist award which debuted in the Nakayoshi Deluxe September 1986 issue. In 1993 she won the 17th Kodansha Manga Award for ''Sailor Moon''.[16]
References
1. nagareboshiHE >> information >> manga >> naoko Takeuchi states she likes his long legs on the girls.
2. nagareboshiHE >> information >> manga >> naoko Takeuchi states she likes the fun dialog--Rori no Seishun and Hogoo no Romance were major influences on Sailor Moon which she stated as her starting point in Princess Naoko Back-to-Work Punch 1.
3. Mapplethorpe's Influence on Takeuchi
4. Manga Style! Pretty soldiers
5. Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon Volume I Original Picture Collection, , Naoko, Takeuchi, Kodansha, , ISBN 4-06-324507-1
6. Miwa Ueda was Naoko Takeuchi's assistant on Volume 14 of the Sailor Moon manga, where Takeuchi said she drew backgrounds really quickly.
7. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon shinsouban Volume 3, , Naoko, Takeuchi, Kodansha, , ISBN 4-06-334783-4 :"Run-Run, the magazine she was serialized in, went belly-up. The OVA they planned to put out never came out. She met a harsh fate. It's enough to make one sick.
[Minako]: Where did Run-Run go? When is my video coming out?"
8. www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round01.html
9. www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round01.html
10. www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round02.html
11. www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/punch/trans/round04.html
12. Pretty Guardian Sailormoon homepage
13. Manga Style
14. web.archive.org/web/20060212212128/sailormoon.channel.or.jp/gensaku/himitu060103.html
15. SAILORMUSIC.NET
16. VG: Artist Biography: Takeuchi, Naoko
See also
★ Yoshihiro Togashi
External links
★ Takeuchi Naoko Translations - A website by Alex Glover that has resources on manga.
★
★ http://www.kurozuki.com/takeuchi/anime/msbinterview.html - An interview from the Memorial Song Box, translated by Alex Glover.
★ Takeuchi-Naoko Dot Com - Unofficial site about Takeuchi
★ Deviantart's Naoko Takeuchi's Fan Club - A club dedicated to Naoko Takeuchi
★ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/3113/latest.htm - English reports about comics in the Nakayoshi magazine.
★ BLACK MOON- Naoko Takeuchi, creator of Sailormoon - A 1998 interview with Takeuchi
★ http://www.kicie.net/realm/naoko.htm - An Interview in English from an Italian Magazine.
★ http://eternalsailormoon.org/influences/index.html - Influences on individual art pieces for Sailor Moon.
★ http://web.archive.org/web/20021006084159/www.a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~ayano/naoko/abst.html basic information archived. The original interview was asking about her involvement in the astronomy team at her high School.
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