Takashi Hashiguchi

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. Hashiguchi won a newcomer's award in 1987 (published in a magazine), and Combat Teacher debuted the following year in the same magazine.
A prevailing theme seen throughout his manga is the realization of childhood dreams, such as making bread in Yakitate!! Japan or becoming a yo-yo master in Super Yo-Yo. Hashiguchi mainly focuses on unusual occupations or sports.
He enjoys comedy as well, and took a brief interlude from drawing to try his luck as a comedian.

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 (1997)
• Scissors (2000)
• Yakitate!! Japan (2002)
• Saijō no Meii (2008)
• Saijō no Meii - King of Neet (2010)

• 焼きたて!!ジャぱん 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2010. 
• 焼きたて!!ジャぱん 26 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved July 10, 2010.