Yōichi Takahashi (高橋 陽一, Takahashi Yōichi, born July 28, 1960) is a Japanese cartoonist and manga artist, best known for his work Captain Tsubasa. Takahashi has published art books, manga, novels, and guides, most of which are about Captain Tsubasa. He is also known for his soccer series, Hungry Heart: Wild Striker. Yoichi Takahashi visited FC Barcelona, Tsubasa Oozora's Spanish football club in the manga, on 17 January 2016 as a guest of the club.In 2018, Takahashi received the Honorary Citizen Award from Katsushika for his contributions to the city through his manga. Source: Wikipedia (en)