Daisuke Higuchi

Daisuke Higuchi (樋口大輔, Higuchi Daisuke, born May 10, 1966) is a Japanese manga artist best known for her work on Whistle!. Often she is mistaken for a man, namely because Daisuke is a name usually attributed to men.^[1]

Her self-portrait in Whistle! took the form of a crow.^[2]

History

Born in Gunma prefecture, she was recognized in the world of manga by being honored at the 43rd Osamu Tezuka awards in 1992 with third prize.^[3] In the same year, she became the author of a romance/action story called Itaru.^[4] In 1998, she became known in Japan for her soccer manga Whistle! and was said to be influenced after she went to France to attend the 1998 World Cup tournament.^[5]

With the success of Whistle!, she went to personally direct the creation of the animated series. She currently lives in Tokyo.

Works

Manga

1992 - Itaru - short story
1992 - Singing Flame - short story
1994 - X-Connection - short story
1997 - Break Free! - short story
1998~2002 - Whistle! - series of 24 books
2001 - X-Connection 2001 - short story
2004 - NOIZ - short story
2005~2006 - Go Ahead - series of 4 books
2008 - Seirei Gakusha Kidan Reikyou Kaden (精霊学者綺談黎鏡花伝), serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Beans Ace - 2 vol.
2009–present - Dokushi (ドクシ -読師-), serialized in Comic Birz - 3 vol.
2012 - Sengoku Basara 3 - Kishin no Gotoku
2013 - Akashiya Ginga Shoutengai
2016 - Whistle! W - sequel to Whistle! - Finished in 5 Volumes as of 2020^[6]

Anime

2002 - Whistle! (As Original Creator)
The short stories collection Break Free! includes a story starring characters from Whistle! Two of the other stories are alternate versions of the one plot with the same characters.

References

^ "ずっと男性だと思ってた…？少年マンガの人気作を描く、女性漫画家5選".
^ One example is found on the Whistle! Production Staff Corner of Whistle!, Volume 6.
^ Seen in the first page of every Whistle! manga volume released in North America by VIZ Media.
^ https://ddnavi.com/news/296501/a/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ World Cup Report, Whistle! Volume 2.
^ "Whistle! W: The Sequel of the Popular Soccer Manga Started on Manga One and Ura Sunday". MANGA.TOKYO. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

External links

STELLA MIRA (Official Japanese Website of Daisuke Higuchi)
Daisuke Higuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[1] "ずっと男性だと思ってた…？少年マンガの人気作を描く、女性漫画家5選".

[2] One example is found on the Whistle! Production Staff Corner of Whistle!, Volume 6.

[Intro-3] Seen in the first page of every Whistle! manga volume released in North America by VIZ Media.

[4] ttps://ddnavi.com/news/296501/a/ ^{[bare URL]}

[5] World Cup Report, Whistle! Volume 2.

[6] "Whistle! W: The Sequel of the Popular Soccer Manga Started on Manga One and Ura Sunday". MANGA.TOKYO. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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