Daisuke Higuchi

Daisuke Higuchi (樋口 大輔, Higuchi Daisuke; born May 10, 1966) is a Japanese 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.^[1]

Her self-portrait in Whistle! took the form of a crow.^[2]

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.^[3] In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru.^[4] 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.^[5]

With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated 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
• 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 Shoten's Beans Ace - 2 vol.
• 2009–present - Dokushi (ドクシ -読師-), serialized in Comic Birz - 3 vol.
• 2012 - Sengoku Basara 3 - Kishin no Gotoku
• 2013 - Akashiya Ginga Shoutengai
• 2016 - Whistle! W - sequel to Whistle! - Finished in 5 Volumes as of 2020^[6]

Anime

• 2002 - Whistle! (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.