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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.^[2]

In 2018, Takahashi received the Honorary Citizen Award from Katsushika for his contributions to the city through his manga.^[3]

Works

Captain Tsubasa series

• Captain Tsubasa (1981–1988, in Weekly Shōnen Jump)
• Captain Tsubasa: All Star Game (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: FCRB (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: Final Countdown (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: GOLDEN–23 (2005- 2009, Weekly Young Jump)
• Captain Tsubasa: Golden Dream (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: I am Taro Misaki (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: Japan Dream 2006 (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: Millennium Dream (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: ROAD TO 2002 (2001–2004, in Weekly Young Jump)
• Captain Tsubasa: ROAD TO 2002 - GO FOR 2006 (5 chapters, in Weekly Young Jump)
• Captain Tsubasa: Saikyo no teki: Holland Youth (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: Tanpenshuu DREAM FIELD (one-shot)
• Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Saga (1994–1997, in Weekly Shōnen Jump)

Other works

• 100 M. Jumper
• Ace! (1990–1991, in Weekly Shōnen Jump)
• Chibi (1992–1993, in Weekly Shōnen Jump)
• Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (2002–2004, in Weekly Shōnen Champion)
• Sho no Densetsu
• Captain Tsubasa: 3109 Nichi Zenkiroku guide
• Goalkeeper novel
• Soccer Shoujo Kaede (one-shot)
• Shenmue (video game)

Honours

• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2023^[4]

References

External links

• Yoichi Takahashi manga at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
• Ace! Vol.1 at S-Manga.Net Archived 2017-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Captain Tsubasa GOLDEN-23 Vol.1 at S-Manga.Net Archived 2017-07-21 at the Wayback Machine