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Naoko Takeuchi - Japanese manga artist
 

Takeuchi Naoko (武内 直子) (born March 15, 1967) is a manga artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. She is the original creator of the famous manga/anime Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon. Naoko is currently living in Tokyo with her husband, Togashi Yoshihiro.

(Bishoujo Senshi Sera Muun) Takeuchi-sama graduated from Kyoritsu Chemical University, where she received a degree in chemistry. Planning to become a pharmacist, her senior thesis was entitled "Heightened Effects of Thrombolytic Actions Due to Ultrasound."

Contrary to popular belief, Ms. Takeuchi never used the phrases "Inner Senshi" and "Outer Senshi" in her manga. The anime sources never mention such phrases, either. Fans created both of those phrases, and we should not hold Ms. Takeuchi accountable because of the erroneous ideas that they entail.

Manga creations

  • Code Name Sailor V: Follows Sailor Venus before she joined the other Senshi. Much of the comic and characters are clearly copied from Sailormoon
  • Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Her most famous work
  • Prism Time: a series of Shoujo stories
  • Chocolate Christmas: a girl who resembles Usagi falls in love with a man who resembles Motoki
  • The Cherry Project: Love will be served 'on the rocks' in this figure skating manga
  • PQ Angels: Features two alien girls named after vegetables, who can turn into cockroaches
  • Miss Rain
  • Princess Takeuchi Naoko's Return-to-Society Punch!!: The work of a good publicist

Trivia

  • Supposedly was in the Astronomy Club in high school
  • Height is 160cm
  • Hair color is black
  • Blood type is A
  • Right-handed
  • Drives a custom red Ferrari Spider
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