is a Japanese manga artist

Mangaka

is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

. He attended Nihon University

Nihon University

Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....

 and majored in business

Business school

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. His first experience with science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 was through the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...

, and the majority of his works reflect this SF influence. He is also a cat lover, and while cats frequently appear in his works, he had never owned a cat until 2003. He used his first experiences with his cat when he wrote Aru Hi no Zwei.

He is less well-known outside of Japan, but that is slowly changing as more and more manga is exported from Japan, even though none of his works have been picked up for publication in North America or Europe as of April 2009.

His artwork has a distinctive, soft style, and it stands out among that of his contemporaries in Japan. He is one of the few manga artists to publish in three of the four major mainstream manga markets in Japan: shōjo

Shojo

The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...

, shōnen

Shonen

The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...

, and seinen manga. Takemoto was the character designer for several computer and console games as well.

Currently Being Published

• Iro Iro memo- (Gemaga)
  いろいろめもー(ゲーマガ)
• MAGI×ES (Comic Flapper)
  MAGI×ES(コミックフラッパー)
• Neko Me-waku (Mugenkan)
  ねこめ〜わく(夢幻館)
• Sakura no Kiwa (Comic Flapper)
  さくらの境(コミックフラッパー)
• Teke Teke My Heart (Manga Life
  Manga Life
  is a manga magazine published monthly by Takeshobo in Japan since the November 1984 issue . Its original title was , and the change to Manga Life was made to better compete with Manga Time, a rival magazine published by Houbunsha. Most of the series appearing in the magazine use the yonkoma format...
  
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  てけてけマイハート(まんがライフ)
• to aru hi no Kuru (Nekokan)
  とある日のクル(ねこかん)
• Variety Mornin' (Manga Time Kirara Carat
  バラエティも〜にん(まんがタイムきららCarat)
• YomikiriMonono... (Comic Beam)
  よみきりものの...(コミックビーム)

Games

• Click no Hi (PlayStation / Windows)
  クリックのひ(PlayStation·Windows)
• Daina♥Islan (Sega Saturn
  Sega Saturn
  The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
  
   / Windows
  Microsoft Windows
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  だいな♥あいらん(セガサターン·Windows)
• Daina♥Islan Yokokuhen (Sega Saturn)
  だいな♥あいらん 予告編(セガサターン)
• Para PAR∀ Paradise (FM-Towns / Windows)
  ぱらPΑR∀パラダイス(FM-TOWNS·Windows)
• Rupupu Cube Lup Salad (PlayStation)
  るぷぷキューブ ルプ★さらだ(PlayStation)
• Rupupu Cube Lup Salad DS (Nintendo DS)
  るぷぷキューブ ルプ★さらだDS(Nintendo DS)
• Tekipaki Workin'♥Love (PC-Engine)
  てきぱきワーキン♥ラブ(PC-Engine)
• Tekipaki Workin'♥Love FX (PC-FX
  PC-FX
  The is a video game console released in Japan on December 23, 1994 by NEC Corporation. It is the 32-bit successor to NEC's PC Engine ....
  
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  てきぱきワーキン♥ラブFX (PC-FX)
• Twin Qix (Arcade Game
  Arcade game
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  ついんくいっくす(アーケードゲーム)
• Yumimi Mix (Mega CD / FM-Towns
  FM Towns
  The FM Towns system is a Japanese PC variant, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games, but later became more compatible with regular PCs...
  
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  ゆみみみっくす(メガCD·FM-TOWNS)
• Yumimi Mix / Daina♥Islan Yokokuhen (Windows)
  ゆみみみっくす·だいな♥あいらん 予告編(Windows)
• Yumimi Mix Remix (Sega Saturn / Windows)
  ゆみみみっくすREMIX(セガサターン·Windows)

CD

• Daina♥Islan SoundTrack
  だいな♥あいらん音径
• Otoban Hatarakimono (cheap edition exist)
  音盤はたらきもの(廉価版あり)
• Otoban Neko Me-waku (cheap edition exist)
  音盤ねこめ〜わく(廉価版あり)
• Otoban Lup Salad
  音盤ルプ★さらだ
• Teke Teke My Heart
  てけてけマイハート
• Uja Uja Paradise
  うじゃうじゃパラダイス

Tankōbon

• Aoi-chan Panic!
  Aoi-chan Panic!
  is a manga by Izumi Takemoto. It concerns a part alien girl, Aoi Hayakawa, who transfers into the school, which Hiroshi Morimura goes to. She then becomes a love interest to him.- Characters :- References :...
  
  
  あおいちゃんパニック!
• Apple Paradise
  アップルパラダイス
• Aru Hi no Zwei
  ある日のツヴァイ
• Anmitsu-hime
  あんみつ姫
• Babaroa Ehon
  ばばろあえほん
• Chimari Ma Waltz
  ちまりまわるつ
• Chotto Commercial
  ちょっとコマーシャル
• Hajimerudo Monogatari
  ハジメルド物語
• Hajimerudo Monogatari (Enterbrain Edition)
  ハジメルド物語(エンターブレイン版)
• Hatarakimono
  はたらきもの
• Himawari Enogu
  ひまわりえのぐ
• Ichigo Times
  苺タイムス
• Kawaii ya
  かわいいや
• Lup★Salad
  ルプ★さらだ
• MAGI×ES
  MAGI×ES(マギエス)
• Mahoutsukai-san Oshizuka ni!
  魔法使いさんおしずかに!
• Mukimono 67%
  むきもの67%
• Neko Me-waku
  ねこめ〜わく
• Nijiiro Bakuhatsu Musume♥
  虹色♪爆発娘♥
• Otome Atlas
  乙女アトラス
• Piko Piko no Kira Kira
  ぴこぴこのきらきら
• Pineapple Mitai♥
  パイナップルみたい♥
• Sakura no Kiwa
  さくらの境
• Sayori na Parallel
  さよりなパラレル
• Se-fukumono
  せ〜ふくもの
• Shima Shima Youbi
  しましま曜日
• Takemoto Izumi no Iroiro-Book
  竹本泉のいろいろぶっく
• Teke Teke My Heart
  てけてけマイハート
• Tekipaki Workin'♥Love
  てきぱきワーキン♥ラブ
• Transistor ni Venus
  トランジスタにヴィーナス
• Twinkle Star Nonnonzie
  トゥインクルスター のんのんじー
• Twinkle Star Nonnonzie EX
  トゥインクルスター のんのんじー EX
• Usagi Paradise
  うさぎパラダイス
• Variety Mornin
  バラエティも〜にん
• Yononaka na Mahou
  世の中なまほう
• Yomikiri♥mono
  よみきり♥もの
• Yomikiri_monono... Warai No Sonozono
  よみきりものの... わらいの園々
• Yomikiri_monono... Kooni Life
  よみきりものの... コオニライフ
• Yomikiri_monono... Hito Life
  よみきりものの... ヒトライフ
• Yomikiri_monono... Yawarakakute Gu
  よみきりものの... やわらかくて グ
• Yumemiru July Cat
  夢みる7月猫(ジュライキャット)

External links

• Himawari House (official site, in Japanese)
• UjaUja.net (unofficial fan site, in English)