Hiroyuki Takei
| Hiroyuki Takei 武井宏之 |
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| Born |
May 15, 1972 Yomogita, Aomori, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 1994—present |
| Employer | Shueisha |
| Known for | Shaman King |
| Relatives | Hirofumi Takei (武井 宏文, brother) |
| Awards | 48th Tezuka Award with an honorable mention for Anna the Itako. |
Hiroyuki Takei (武井 宏之 Takei Hiroyuki?, born May 15, 1972 in Yomogita, Aomori Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of Shaman King.
Hiroyuki Takei started drawing manga with writer EXIAD on SD Département Store Series which they created for a fanzine. Early in his career, he became the assistant to Tamakichi Sakura on The Form of Happiness (しあわせのかたち Shiawase no Katachi?) as Turtle-san (カメさん Kame-san?) in 1992 and Kōji Kiriyama (Ninku). At that time, he also submitted his first yomikiri Dragdoll Group to the Tezuka Award but was rejected. In 1994, Takei submitted his short story Anna the Itako to the 48th Tezuka Award and won the honorable mention. He was later introduced to Nobuhiro Watsuki and became his assistant along with Eiichiro Oda on Rurouni Kenshin.
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