Hiroshi Takahashi (artist)

Hiroshi Takahashi (高橋 ヒロシ, Takahashi Hiroshi; born 12 December 1965) is a Japanese manga artist.

Hiroshi Takahashi
Born	(1965-12-12) 12 December 1965 (age 59) Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Known for	Crows

Profile

Takahashi is mostly known from his manga Crows, Worst and QP.^[1] Crows was loosely adapted into three live-action films: Crows Zero in 2007, Crows Zero 2 in 2009 and Crows Explode in 2014. Another manga of his, QP was adapted into a live action TV series in 2011.^[2] Crows was adapted into a 2-episode OVA series named Koukou Butouden Crows. Takahashi's latest work is called Jank Runk Family, published in the 19th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine.^[3]

Works

Manga

• Hey! Riki (1989), debut work
• Crows (1990 – 1998), serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion
  • Crows Gaiden (2014 – present), serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion
• Kiku (1992 – 1993), serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion
• QP (1999 – 2001), serialized in Young King^[4]
• Worst (2001 – 2013), serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion
  • Worst Gaiden (2009), serialized in Monthly Shōnen Champion
• Jank Runk Family (ジャンク・ランク・ファミリー, janku ranku famirī) (September 2016 – present), serialized in Young Champion

Other

• Drop (novel illustrations), story by Hiroshi Shinagawa^[5]
• Examurai Sengoku (character design)^[6]