Hiroyuki Takei

Hiroyuki Takei

Hiroyuki Takei (武井宏之, Takei Hiroyuki) is the author of the popular anime and manga Shaman King. He was born May 15, 1973 in Yomogita, Aomori Prefecture.

Biography

Takei's self-portrait

Hiroyuki Takei started his career as a mangaka with his manga "SD Hyakkaten". He was so successful that he became the assistant of famous mangaka such as Nobuhiro Watsuki ("Rurouni Kenshin") and Tamakichi Sakura ("Sabaki no Kaminari"). When his manga Butsu Zone was published in Weekly Shonen Jump, his career as an assistant of mangaka ended, and his own career as a serious mangaka began.

One of his popular one-shots was Anna the Itako, which features the well-known Shaman King character Kyōyama Anna. Takei, in an interview, stated that Anna is like a personal mascot/good luck charm.

His most famous and longest-running work is Shaman King. Takei also wrote two side stories that directly relate to Shaman King: Funbari no Uta and Mappa Doji.

As of 2010, Takei is working on two monthly series with Jumbor written by Hiromasa Mikami (加藤大悟, Mikami Hiromasa) and Karakuri Dôji Ultimo with the late Stan Lee.

Works

Series

Name	Year	Information
Butsu Zone (仏ゾーン, Butsu Zōn)	1997	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 3 tankōbon
Shaman King (Original Series) (シャーマンキング, Shāman Kingu)	1998—2004	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 32 tankōbon, 27 kanzenban
Jumbor Barutronica (重機人間ユンボル, Jūki Ningen Yunboru)	2007	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1 tankōbon
Karakuri Dôji Ultimo (機巧童子ULTIMO, Karakuri Dōji Urutimo)	2009—2015	Jump SQ., 12 tankōbon, Stan Lee (concept)
Jumbor (ユンボル, Yunboru)	2010—	Ultra Jump, Hiromasa Mikami (writer)
Shaman King Zero (シャーマンキング0, Shāman Kingu Zero)	2011—2012	Jump X, 1 tankōbon
Shaman King Flowers (シャーマンキングFLOWERS（フラワーズ）, Shāman Kingu Furawāzu)	2012—2014	Jump X, 6 tankōbon
Shaman King The Super Star (シャーマンキング ザ スーパースター, Shāman Kingu Za Sūpā Sutā)	2018—present	Shōnen Magazine Edge
Nekogahara (猫ヶ原, Nekogahara)	2015—2019	Shōnen Magazine Edge
Hyper Dash! Yonkuro	2015—2021	CoroCoro Aniki

One-shots

Name	Year	Information
Anna the Itako (ITAKO（イタコ）のANNA（アンナ）, Itako no Anna)	1994	48th Tezuka Award, honorable mention
Death Zero (デスゼロ, Desu Zero)	1996	Weekly Shōnen Jump Winter Special
Butsu Zone (仏ゾーン, Butsu Zōn)	1996	Weekly Shōnen Jump Summer Special
Exotica (エキゾチカ, Ekizochika)	2003	Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue #40
Jumbor (ユンボル, Yunboru)	2009	Ultra Jump Issue #11, Hiromasa Mikami (writer)
Karakuri Dôji Ultimo:0 (機巧童子ULTIMO:0, Karakuri Dōji Urutimo: Zero)	2009	Jump SQ. II (Second), Stan Lee (concept)
Jumbor - The Desert with a Floor Heater (ユンボル 「荒野の床暖房」, "Yunboru - areno no yukadanbō")	2010	Ultra Jump Issue #3, Hiromasa Mikami (writer)
Eventyr: Kurushima Book (イベンチュア-KURUSHIMA BOOK-, Ibenchua-KURUSHIMA BOOK-)	2024	Digital release from Shueisha; Jet Kusamura (collaborator)

Character design

Name	Information
Smash Bomber (スマッシュボマー, Sumasshu Bomā)	It was a series of toys and a manga created for Takara Tomy. Takei was hired as an art supervisor and one of his assistants, Katō Gaito (加藤大悟, Gaito Katō), drew the manga. It ran in V-Jump from Issues #8—10 in 2006. The series was canceled after 3 chapters and never met the intended 197 pages announced in the first chapter.
Phantasy Star Portable 2	Takei did the character design of Hanhel Tsunagin (ハンヘル・ツナーギン, Hanheru Tsunāgin) and his axe True Hash
Cardfight!! Vanguard
Danball Senki Boost	Troy LBX, "Kaizer Spike" Attack Function
Garo: Honoo no Kokuin	Character Design Assistant

Others

Name	Information
Danball Senki: Jin Kaidou Gaiden
Danball Senki: Boost Retsuden
Yahabei
Mini 4 King	Concept Draft

• SD Hyakkaten
• Sabaki no kaminari
• Doragu Doll Dan

Trivia

• In an interview with Shōnen Jump, he stated that his favorite manga by other authors included Taiyo Kosoku by Baru, Blade of the Immortal by Hiroaki Samura, and Hellboy by Mike Mignola. He also cites American comic books, mecha anime, Hirohiko Araki of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fame, and Osamu Tezuka as influences.