Naoko Takeuchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Naoko Takeuchi
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1967(1967-03-15)
Age	57
Birthplace	Kofu
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Pisces

Naoko Takeuchi Biography

Naoko Takeuchi is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on March 15, 1967 in Kofu, Japan. This Japanese artist is best known for her work in the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon manga series and Codename: Sailor V manga series. She was also the 1993 recipient the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award.

Actress Megumi sung some of her Sailor Moon anime works.

Takeuchi 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 shōjo for Sailor Moon.

After completing Maria, Takeuchi worked on the ice-skating series The Cherry Project which was serialized in Nakayoshi from late 1990 to 1991. While working on The Cherry Project, Takeuchi wanted to do a manga on outer space and girl fighters. Her editor, Fumio Osano, asked her to put the fighters in sailor-suits. This concept would later become a one-shot called Codename: Sailor V, which would later begin serialization in RunRun. When Toei Animation planned to adapt her manga into an anime series, she reworked Sailor V and added four other superheroines.

She was born in Kofu in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture. Two children were born to her and Yoshihiro Togashi, a fellow manga artist.

Naoko Takeuchi Net Worth

Naoko Takeuchi is one of the richest Cartoonist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naoko Takeuchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She worked as a attendant (miko), at a Shinto shrine while studying at the Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy. This experience influenced the character of Rei Hino, a spiritually inclined person, in the Sailor Moon series.

She is a lyricist and an artist. Her theme songs and character designs were based on her manga masterpieces.

Naoko Takeuchi (武内 直子 , Takeuchi Naoko, Japanese: [ta.keꜜ.ɯ.tɕi naꜜ.o.ko] born March 15, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the author of Sailor Moon, one of the most popular manga series of all time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Naoko Takeuchi height 5 ft 3 in Naoko weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Naoko Takeuchi Dating?

According to our records, Naoko Takeuchi married to Yoshihiro Togashi. As of December 1, 2023, Naoko Takeuchi’s is not dating anyone.

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After Kodansha’s rights to Sailor Moon expired, Takeuchi returned to the publisher in 1999 to develop and publish the Materials Collection. She also began serializing Love Witch, but it was cancelled. Takeuchi started to work on the reprints of Sailor Moon and Sailor V, and published Toki*Meca in Nakayoshi.

Facts & Trivia

Naoko Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Naoko Takeuchi celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In 2003 Takeuchi became heavily involved in producing Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, a tokusatsu television series based on Sailor Moon. Takeuchi had an interest in learning more about the anime industry. This culminated in the creation of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. The series displays a plot that is 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 a fist up, meaning “good luck”, in Act Zero.

Is Naoko Takeuchi still writing?

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Why did Naoko Takeuchi write Sailor Moon?

Naoko herself said she was inspired to create Sailor Moon based on her experiences in junior high. When she first pitched the idea (then titled, Codename is Sailor V) to her editor, he said he wanted her to put the hero in a sailor outfit.

Will Naoko Takeuchi continue HXH?

It’s been rumored for years that “Sailor Moon” creator Naoko Takeuchi (and Togashi’s wife) will complete the series if he were to no longer be able to finish. So while a season 7 isn’t happening anytime soon, we at least have six seasons to enjoy while Togashi is taking care of his health.

Did Naoko Takeuchi draw Sailor Moon?

Naoko Takeuchi is a manga writer and artist who is best known for being the creator of Sailor Moon and Codename: Sailor V and several other mangas such as Prism Time, Chocolate Christmas, Maria, The Cherry Project, Miss Rain, PQ Angels, Love Witch, etc.

Who is Togashi married to?

Naoko Takeuchi