Japanese Name: さいとうたかを

Place of Birth: Wakayama, Japan

Gender: Male

Information for Authors: Was a member of Gekiga Koubou (Gekiga Factory) along with [TATSUMI Yoshihiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2430), [K. Motomitsu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=44882), [SATO Masaaki](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=18524), [YAMAMORI Susumu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=54634), [ISHIKAWA Fumiyasu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=54633), [SAKURAI Shouichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=27571) and [MATSUMOTO Masahiko](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=8451) On September 24, 2021, he died of pancreatic cancer at age 84. Current staff: -[FUJIWARA Yoshihide](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=1952) -[NATSU Midori](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6176) -[KIMURA Shuji](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=19675) Former staff: -[KOIKE Kazuo](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=601) -[KAWASAKI Noboru](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=7472) -[NANBA Kenji](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=21890) -[KOYAMA Yuu](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=5558) -[KATSUSHIKA Hokusei](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=8736) -[KUDO Kazuya](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=11429) -[KOURA Mikijirou](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=15558) -[YAMASAKI Hiromi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2340) -[KANOU Seisaku](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=8019) -[KANDA Takeshi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=8001) -[IGA Kazuhiro](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=6928) -[ISODA Kazuichi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=48258) -[KOUE Satomi](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=5057) -[TAKEMOTO Saburo](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=16832) -[SAITO Yuzuru](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=26111) -[KOMATSU Shouta](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=44841)