Shuichi Shigeno

Shuichi Shigeno
Born	(1958-03-08) March 8, 1958 Matsunoyama, Tokamachi, Niigata
Occupation	Manga artist
Nationality	Japanese
Period	1981–present
Genre	Racing
Subject	Seinen manga

Shuichi Shigeno (重野 秀一 or しげの 秀一, Shigeno Shūichi, born March 8, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D. Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue ("First Love in Summer") all prior to the manga that would make him famous in 1995. In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shōnen for Bari Bari Densetsu.

He owns a 1980s Toyota Sprinter Trueno with a panda white color scheme, like Initial D's main character Takumi. He also owns a Sonic Blue Mica-colored 1999 WRX Type STi Version 6 with a STi sports bumper (a part from the STi sport catalogue made to look like the 22B STi bumper but fits non-wide body Imprezas) just like Takumi's father, Bunta. One of his notable students is Jyoji Morikawa, creator of Hajime no Ippo.

Works

• Bari Bari Densetsu (1983-1991, serialized in Shonen Magazine, Kodansha)
• Tunnel Nuketara Sky*Blue (1992, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Shō (1992, serialized in Shonen Magazine, Kodansha)
• DO-P-KAN (1993-1995, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Initial D (1995-2013, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Amazing Hana (2014, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)
• Sailor Ace (June 2015-ongoing, serialized in Young Magazine, Kodansha)

External links

• Shuichi Shigeno at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Shuichi Shigeno at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile at The Ultimate Manga Pages
• The TAFL.org approved fanlisting for Shuichi Shigeno!
• Initial D world