Shuichi Shigeno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D
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Place of Birth: Tōkamachi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
About Shuichi Shigeno
- Shuichi Shigeno (??? ??, Shigeno Shuichi, born March 8, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist famous for creating Initial D.
- Shigeno has also created Bari Bari Densetsu, Dopkan, and Tunnel Nuketara Sky Blue ("First Love in Summer") all prior to the manga that would make him famous in 1995.
- In 1985, he received the Kodansha Manga Award in shonen for Bari Bari Densetsu.He owns a 1980s Toyota Sprinter Trueno with a panda white color scheme, like Initial D's main character Takumi.
- He also owns a Sonic Blue Mica-colored 1999 WRX Type STi Version 6 with a STi sports bumper (a part from the STi sport catalogue made to look like the 22B STi bumper but fits non-wide body Imprezas) just like Takumi's father, Bunta.
- One of his notable students is Jyoji Morikawa, creator of Hajime no Ippo.
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