Takashi Hashiguchi

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Takashi Hashiguchi
A self-portrait from an omake in Yakitate!! Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist

Takashi Hashiguchi (橋口 たかし, Hashiguchi Takashi^?, born June 2, 1967 in Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Yakitate!! Japan, for which he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 2004.^[1] Hashiguchi won a newcomer's award in 1987 (published in a magazine),^{[citation needed]} and Combat Teacher debuted the following year in the same magazine.

Most of his manga deal with the realization of childhood dreams, such as making bread in Yakitate!! Japan or becoming a yo-yo master in Super Yo-Yo (Chousoku Spinner). He focuses mainly on unusual occupations or sports.

He enjoys comedy as well, and took a brief interlude from drawing to try his luck as a comedian.

[edit] Works

His works include:

• Combat Teacher (1988)
• Kinniku Kurabu (1991)
• Chie-Baachan No Chiebukuro (1992)
• Suto Ii Bashuko! Yon-Koma Gag Gaiden (1993)
• Caster Mairu Zo (1995)
• Windmill (1997)
• Super Yo-Yo (Chousoku Spinner) (1997)
• SCISSORS (2000)
• Yakitate!! Japan (2002)
• Saijō no Meii (2008)

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