Naoko Takeuchi

1967 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Japan

languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

educated at: Keio University

occupation: illustrator, mangaka, lyricist, comics artist, pharmacist

award received: Kodansha Manga Award, Inkpot Award, Nakayoshi Shinjin Manga Award

Naoko Takeuchi (Japanese: 武内直子, Hepburn: Takeuchi Naoko, 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.She has won several awards, including the 1993 Kodansha Manga Award for Sailor Moon.Takeuchi is married to Yoshihiro Togashi, the author of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter. Source: Wikipedia (en)